No abstract available.
Diazepam* ; Humans ; Hypnotics and Sedatives* ; Midazolam* ; Surgery, Plastic*

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum is s rare tumor of disputed origin that was first reorted by peterson in 1892. Theclinical features of syringocystadenoma papilliferum are not constant. It may be present at birth or develop later in life. Its appearance varies from an irregular, flat, grey or reddish area to a grey or dark brown. raised and cauliflower-like surface. Sometimes it is moist, flesh or pedunculated and occasionally a verrucous plaque, or cyst may be seen. The typical lesion occurs most frequently on the scalp, and is a hairless smooth plaque until puberty, when a nodular verrucous transformation occurs. A 39 years old male patient had egg sized (3*5cm) and yellowish red colored verrucous tumor mass on his epigastric area, which had grown up slowly for 7 years. The diagnosis of syringocysyadenoma papilliferum was confirmed by histological examination. We repoet a case of syringocystadenoma papilliferum in unusually large size on the epigastric area.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Ovum ; Parturition ; Puberty ; Scalp

Scleroderma is an incidious and chronic disease of unknown cause. The clinical picute of scleroderma is characterized by the apperance of circumscribed of diffuse, hard, smooth, ivory colored areas that are immobile upon upon the underlying tissues. It may be classified to as a localized form (morphea) and a systemic scleroderma or progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) which is characterized by diffuse involvment of the connective tissue of the skin and certain intemal organs. The authors observed 3 cases of PSS and 6 cases of morphea. They have complained of marked sclerosis or thickening of skin or slowly developing dyspneadue to interstitial pulmonary fibrosis which were confirmed by chest X-ray. Recently, penicillamine-D has been advocated as a beneficial agent in scleroderma by Asboe-Hansen. therefore, penicillamine-D was administered to the above patients. Two of PSS were markedly improved with normal skin softness. Two of morphea were also moderately improved. Other patients remained stationary or no effect.
Chronic Disease ; Connective Tissue ; Humans ; Pulmonary Fibrosis ; Scleroderma, Diffuse ; Scleroderma, Localized ; Scleroderma, Systemic ; Sclerosis ; Skin ; Thorax

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Humans ; Inpatients*

The conversion of the ankylosed hip to a total hip arthroplasty may be indicated if a fused hip causes low back pain, pain in the ispilateral knee, or a fibrous ankylosis is painful. Fifteen hips converted to total hip arthroplasty between Aug., 1982 and Jul., 1988 have been reviewed one to seven years after operation and the results are as follows:1. Among the 15 hips, 8 cases confirmed as fibrous ankylosis and 7 cases confirmed as bony ankylosis. 2. The causes of ankylosis is as follow tuberculous arthritis(4 cases), secondary osteoarthritis due to pyogenic hip(4 cases), rheumatoid arthritis(4 cases), post-traumatic arthritis secondary to central fracture-dislocation of hip(2 cases), and ankylosing spondylitis(1 cases). 3. The duration of immobility of the involved hip ranged from two to twenty-five years. 4. In the 14 patients, three complained of low back pain, five of ipsilateral knee pain and six of ipsilateral hip pain. 5. The lower back pain due to malposition was relieved in all cases except ankylosing spondylitis, and the pain in ipsilateral knee was also relived in all cases after hip arthroplasty. 6. The average Harris score of the fifteen hips before arthroplasty and after was 50.1 and 88.1.
Ankylosis ; Arthritis ; Arthroplasty ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ; Hip ; Humans ; Knee ; Low Back Pain ; Osteoarthritis ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Diffuse plane xanthoma characteristically presents with asymptomatic, yellow-orange plaques that usually involve periorbital areas, neck, upper trunk and flexural folds. Al-though most cases of diffuse plane xanthoma are associated with multiple myeloma, several cases have been described with different lymphoproliferative disorders and other miscellaneous diseases. We report herein two cases of diffuse plane xanthoma which are not associated with underlying disease.
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ; Multiple Myeloma ; Neck ; Xanthomatosis*

Childhood granulomatous perioral dermatitis is a distinctive granulomatous process of unknown cause with a benign and self-limited course and no associated systemic manifestations. We herein report a case of a 12-year-old Korean girl with multiple, discrete, monomorphic, flesh-colon, papular eruptions on the perioral, periocular, and perinasal areas of 7-month duration. Histopathologic examination revealed upper dermal and perifollicular granulomatous infiltrate.
Child ; Dermatitis, Perioral* ; Female ; Humans

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to investigate that the chronic noise exposure is associated with decreased serum magnesium concentrations and evaluate whether decreased serum magnesium is associated with noise induced hearing loss. METHODS: One hundred seventy-eight male workers exposed to noise were selected and classified three groups by the degree of hearing loss. Hearing threshold levels were less than 30 dB at 1,000 Hz or less than 40 dB at 4,000 Hz in group I, more than 30 dB at 1,000 Hz or more than 40 dB at 4,000 Hz and 15 dB and less of pure tone average(PTA: (500 Hz+1,000 Hz+2,000 Hz)/3) in group II, more than 30 dB at 1,000 Hz or more than 40 dB at 4, 000 Hz and over 15 dB of PTA in group III. RESULTS: Serum magnesium concentrations were 2. 42+/-0. 26 nc/dt in group I, 2. 35+/-0.23 mg(dl in group II, 2.26+/-0.24 ne/dl in group III, respectively and significantly different between group I and group III (p<0. 01). It was negatively correlated with duration of the noise exposure as correlation coefficient(r) of -0.194 (p<0.05). Analysis of the multiple regression on hearing threshold levels showed that serum magnesium, diastolic blood pressure, duration of the noise exposure were statistically significant at 4,000 Hz(p<0.05). While only age was statistically significant at 1,000 Hz(p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that chronic noise exposure may induces decrease in serum magnesium concentrations and that its decreased concentration is related with noise induced hearing loss.
Blood Pressure ; Hearing Loss* ; Hearing* ; Humans ; Magnesium* ; Male* ; Noise*

Fifteen women with symptomatic uterine myomas, diagnosed by clinical examination and confirmed by pelvic ultrasonography, were treated with intranasal insufflation of Nafarelin acetate, 200 micrograms, twice a day, for a total treatment period of 6 months. Treatment was evaluated with respect to subjective symptoms, changes in myoma size and uterine volume, variations in blood estradiol, FSH, LH and CA 125, and side effects. The following results were obtained: 1. All patients showed a marked reduction(p<0.001) in uterine volume. Before treatment volume measured 312.3+/-24.2cm3, after 12 weeks volume was 132.4+/-40.6cm3, and after 24 weeks it was 123.6+/-48.3cm3. 2. Blood estradiol and LH levels were decreased significantly(p<0.05) after treatment. The FSH level was decreased, but not significantly. 3. Blood CA 125 levels were increased 6 cases(40.0%) before treatment. The levels were normalized in all 6 cases after treatment. 4. Symptoms of uterine myoma disappeared or decreased. 5. Minor side effects, such as hot flushes, headache, general myalgia and fatigue, and vaginal dryness were encountered frequently although none necessitating discontinuation of treatment, These data suggest that Nafarelin acetate is useful for the treatment of uterine myoma. However, appropriate indications should be selected in the treatment of uterine myoma because the possible regrowth of uterine myoma after treatment limits the use of GnRH agonist.
Estradiol ; Fatigue ; Female ; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone* ; Headache ; Humans ; Insufflation ; Leiomyoma* ; Myalgia ; Myoma ; Nafarelin ; Ultrasonography

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) in The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) pilots, and to investigate the factors related to occupational exposure. METHODS: For 720 pilots who visited aeromedical center, ROKAF for general health screening from January, 2001 to August, 2002, HBsAg and anti-HBs were tested using passive hemagglutination and passive hemagglutination, respectively. If HBsAg results had been positive or vague, we performed confirmation test by ASAN Easy Test(R) HBs kit. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of HBsAg and Anti-HBs was 1.8% and 49.4%, respectively. HBsAg positivity was 0.0% in 20-24 years, 0.8% in 25-29 years, 1.1% in 30-34 years, 4.4% in 35-39 years, 1.5% in 40-44 years, 5.4% in 45-49 years, 5.3% in 50-54 years and significantly different below and above thirties (P=0.024). The prevalence of HBsAg in pilots was not different with general adults. Anti-HBs positivity was 100.0% in 20-24 years, 43.9% in 25-29 years, 57.1% in 30-34 years, 50.0% in 35-39 years, 62.1% in 40-44 years, 50.0% in 45-49 years, 73.7% in 50-54 years and significantly increased with age (44.2% in twenties, 53.6% in thirties, 58.9% in more than 40) (P=0.005). The pilots susceptible to HBV infection who were negative in both HBsAg and anti-HBs were found in 49.0% of entire subjects. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HBs in pilots was lower than in general adults. The pilots tendered to be more susceptible to HBV infection than general adults. Hepatitis B vaccine should be integrated into pilot health programmes.
Adult ; Chungcheongnam-do ; Hemagglutination ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens* ; Hepatitis B Vaccines ; Hepatitis B virus ; Hepatitis B* ; Hepatitis* ; Humans ; Mass Screening ; Occupational Exposure ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea