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Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bacterial Infections ; Dental Caries ; Drainage ; Head ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ludwig's Angina ; Neck ; Penicillins ; Periodontal Diseases ; Suppuration ; Surgery, Oral ; Tracheostomy

Defect of the radius should be managed with either fusion of radius and ulna forming “one-bone forearm”, or restoration of its continuity by bone graft. Reported hereia are two cases in which the radius developed defect following sequestrectomy and treatment of open infected fructure respectively. Reconstruction of the radius was tried with bone graft; utilizing the ulnar end resected from the same side in one case and fibula in other. Both Sowed sound bony union of the graft about four months postoperatively.
Fibula ; Radius ; Transplants ; Ulna

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster(HZ), caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus, is manifested by dermatomal distribution of skin rashes, acute pain and post-herpetic neuralgia by pathologic involvement of the sensory ganglia. Low-energy laser(LEL) deliver a small amount of energy without elevation of the tissue temperature. LEL is reported to have various biologic effects such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, regenerative, antiallergic, immunocorrective, and antibacterial effects. OBJECTIVE: We attempted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of LEL on an acute phase of HZ. METHODS: A total of 60 patients with acute HZ were enrolled in the study. The control group(30 patients) received medications including analgesics, antihistamine, and topical care without LEL irradiation. The experimental group(30 patients) were irradiated with LEL daily for 7 days in addition to the same kinds of medications for the control group. The efficacy of LEL irradiation for HZ was assessed by analyzing changes in skin rashes, pain scores, and postherpetic neuralgia.
Acute Pain ; Analgesics ; Exanthema ; Ganglia, Sensory ; Herpes Zoster* ; Herpesvirus 3, Human ; Humans ; Neuralgia ; Neuralgia, Postherpetic

The closed reduction has made an important contribution to the treatment of children under the age of 24 months. The authors report a clinical experience of 20 patients(21 hips) with congenital dislocation of hip who were treated by closed reduction at the department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Chonnam University Hospital. There were total 230 patients(237 hips) disgnosed as having congenital dislocated hip for 10 years from 1978 to 1987 and 20 patients of them were included in this study. The follow-up period ranged from 1 year to 10 years with an average 3 years. The results are as follows: l. All but one were girls, comprising 19 (20 hips) of 20 patients. 2. The age at closed reduction were under 6 months in 2, 7 to 12 months in 4, 13 to 18 months in 10 and 19 to 24 months in 4. 3. Of the 21 hips treated by closed reduction, 17 hips achieved a satisfactory result(81%). The other four hips had redislocation(2 hips) and subluxation(2 hips). 4. Four additional treatments were open reduction in 3 and Salter innominate osteotomy in l. 5. The acetabular and center-edge angle improved from the averge 36.1 and
Acetabulum ; Child ; Dislocations ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip ; Humans ; Jeollanam-do ; Joints ; Methods ; Necrosis ; Osteotomy

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Cesarean Section* ; Endometritis* ; Female ; Pregnancy

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Hyperthyroidism* ; Muscular Diseases*

PURPOSE: It has been reported that exposure of the testes to elevated temperatures results in decreased spermatogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature change on the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP 70) during spermatogenesis in rat testes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-seven Sprague-Dawley rats (200-230g) were randomly divided into control, hot bath and hot bath followed by cold bath, groups. The hot bath consisted of immersion in a 41-43 degrees C water bath for 10 minutes, and the cold bath consisted of immersion in a 18-20 degrees C water bath for 3 minutes. Each bathing was performed twice a day, three times a week, for a total of four weeks. Hematoxylin & Eosin staining was performed to evaluate the degree of spermatogenesis, and Western blot & immunohistochemistry were performed to investigate the expression of HSP 70 in the rat testes. RESULTS: From the histological tests, the spermatogenesis was severely impaired in hot bath group, but preserved in hot bath followed by cold bath group. The expression of HSP 70 in the hot bath group increased 1.5 times compared to that in the control group (p=0.075). However, the hot followed by cold bath group showed similar findings to those in the controls (p=0.934). Immunohistochemical analysis for the expression of HSP 70 demonstrated significant elevations in the hot bath group, and HSP 70 immunoreactivity was found in the Leydig cells and fibroblasts in all three groups, but the levels of expression of the HSP 70 in the control, and the hot followed by cold bath, groups were similar. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrate an elevation in the expression of the HSP 70 only occurred in the hot bath group, which suggests the induction of a coping mechanism for exposure to high temperature. As the levels of expression of the HSP 70 in the control, and hot followed by cold bath, groups were comparable, is suggestive of the levels of HSP 70 being consistent with those seen with normal spermatogenesis.
Animals ; Baths ; Blotting, Western ; Eosine Yellowish-(YS) ; Fever ; Fibroblasts ; Heat-Shock Proteins* ; Hematoxylin ; Hot Temperature* ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins* ; Immersion ; Immunohistochemistry ; Leydig Cells ; Male ; Rats* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Spermatogenesis ; Testis*

BACKGROUND: There has been no statistical study of dermatoses in the Ganganm area of Seoul which has been rapidly developing in the last 10 years. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the recent distributions of dermatoses in the Gangam area of Seoul and compared them with the previous reports in Seoul and other provinces of Korea. METHODS: 47,015 new outpatients who visited the Yongdong Severance Hospital from 1983 to 1992 were analyzed statistically RESULTS: The study results are summarized as follows: 1. Among the 47,015 outpatients, the total number of number of male patients were 20,180(42.9%) and female patients 26,835(57.1%). 2. In age distribution, the most frequent age groups were the 3rd decade(21.3%), the lst decade(19.5%), and the 4th decade(19.2%) amounting to 60% of the total outpatients. 3. The most common 15 dermatoses were dermatophytosis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, irritant contact dermatitis, acne vulgaris, allergic contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, other eczemas, warts, vitiligo, drug eruption, herpes zoster, psoriasis, bacterial infection, and syphilis. 4. Those dermatoses which showed an increasing tendency annually were seborrheic dermatitis, warts, vitiligo, and syphiiis. Dermatophytosis and bacterial infection showed a decreasing tendency. 5. Seasonal distribution showed that those diseases occurring most frequently during the summer were dermatophytosis, urticaria, allergic contact dermatitis, vitiligo, herpes zoster, and bacterial infection. The incidence of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis increased during the winter season. 6. In sexual distribution, acne, allergic contact dermatitis, and irritant contact dermatitis were more frequent in females, and the remainding common dermatoses did no show any difference. 7. In age distribution, atopic dermatitis and bacterial infection were most frequent in the lst decade. Urticaria, allergic contact dermatitis, acne, drung eruption, psoriasis, and syphilis were most frequent in the 3rd decade, with warts and vitiligo in the 2nd decade, and herpes zoster in the 6th decaded. 8. The distributions of dermotoses as disease groups were eczema(24.9%), urticaria-drug eruption (13.2%), dermatophytosis(10.7%), skin appendage disorder(10.1%), viral infection(10.1%), pigmentary disorders(4.5%), and papulosquamous diseases(4.0%) which constituted 78% of the total. 9. In patients dwelling in apartments, atopic dermatitis and molluscum contagiosumn showed a more frequent tendency in comparison to those living in house. 10. The most common 10 dermatoses among children were atopic dermatitis, urticaria, contact dermatitis, molluscum contagiosum, bacterial infection, dermatophytosis, vitiligo, other viral infections, and nevo-cellular nevi. On the other hand, the most common 10 dermatoses among the elderly were drmatophytosis, other eczemas, urticaria, herpes zoster, pruritus, contact dermatitis, drug eruption, lichen simplex chronicus, seborrheic dermatitis, and vitiligo. CONCLUSION: In contrast to earlier published report from Seoul, the infectous dermatoses, especially parasitic infestation, showed a decreasing tendency. The distribution pattern of the skin diseases did not differ fro other provinces of Korea in general.
Acne Vulgaris ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Bacterial Infections ; Child ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Dermatitis, Atopic ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Dermatitis, Seborrheic ; Drug Eruptions ; Eczema ; Female ; Hand ; Herpes Zoster ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Male ; Molluscum Contagiosum ; Neurodermatitis ; Nevus ; Outpatients ; Pruritus ; Psoriasis ; Seasons ; Seoul* ; Skin ; Skin Diseases* ; Statistics as Topic* ; Syphilis ; Tinea ; Urticaria ; Vitiligo ; Warts

We studied 25 cases of clinically diagnosed erythema dyschrornicum perstans (EDP) who were seen in our clinic within 11-year period, from 1975 through 1985, and compared light and electron microscopic findings, and direct immunoflunrescence findings. The results are summarized as follows: 1. There were 16 males(64%) and 9 females(36%). The peak age incidence was in the second decade. 2. The mean age of onset was 18 years(M: 16. 6, F: 19. 4) and the rnean duration was 1.8 years(M: 2.6, F: 1.0). 3. The annual incidence increased from 1981 and was peaked in 1985. 4. The most commonly involvement site was the trunk(92%), the least common involvement(4%) was one of the face, neck, and shoulder combined. 5. The histopathologic findings in most patients shows focal vacuolization of the basal cell layer, pigment incontinence, dermal melanophages. 6. Electron microscopic findings of five patients consist of vauoles with abundant melanosomes in the basal cells, widened intercellular spaces and dermal melanophages.
Age of Onset ; Erythema* ; Extracellular Space ; Humans ; Incidence ; Melanosomes ; Neck ; Shoulder