We report a case of histiocytoid hemangioma (angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia) in a 60 year-old female patient who was effectively treated with dapsone. The therapeutic effect of dapsone may support the hypothesis that immunologically mediated reactive process plays a role in the pathogenesis of histiocytoid hemangioma.
Dapsone* ; Female ; Hemangioma* ; Humans ; Hyperplasia* ; Middle Aged

We report a case of Winkelmann granuloma in a 63-year-old man. nstopathological findings of the biopsy specimens from the lesions of the ear, finger and iliac crest area were compatible with Winkelmann granuloma. Winkelmann granuloma is a rare disorder showing an association with systemic immunoreactive disorders. Although our patient did not have any definite systemic disease, he had characteristic clinical and histopathological findings of Winkelmann granuloma, arthralgia, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, positivity to the rheumatoid factor and antinuclear antibodies. Therefore, we believed that he was strongly suspected to have an unclassifiable systemic immunoreactive disease.
Antibodies, Antinuclear ; Arthralgia ; Biopsy ; Blood Sedimentation ; Ear ; Fingers ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Rheumatoid Factor

We report a case of meralgia paresthetica in a 25-year-old man who preferred to wear tight blue jeans. He complained of a tingling sensation and dysesthesia with progressive a nature on the right thigh that had been present for 2 years. The symptoms were relieved after wearing loose trousers.
Adult ; Humans ; Paresthesia ; Sensation ; Thigh

BACKGROUND: Actinic granuloma is an annular inflammatory reaction that develops in skin that has had long-term sun-exposure. OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were aimed to characterize the clinical and histopathologic features of actinic granuloma. METHODS: Examinations were performed on eight patients with actinic granuloma regarding the age, sex, duration, clinical morphology, distribution, associated diseases, and treatment and course. Histo-pathologic studies of ten specimens obtained from eight patients were performed with special stains, such as Verhoeff-van Gieson, Gomori-Methenamin silver and alcian blue.
Actins* ; Alcian Blue ; Coloring Agents ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Silver ; Skin

Infection-induced panniculitis develops either through direct inoculation or as a manifestation of sepsis. However, it has rarely been considered as a disease entity within broader context of panniculitis. Moreover, panniculitis associated with a cardiac abscess without the evidence of sepsis has not been reported. We describe a case of infection-induced panniculitis associated with a cardiac abscess. We suggest that infection should be considered as a potentially important etiology of panniculitis, especially in the case of immunosuppression, and in such a case, meticulous efforts should be done to find the focus of infection.
Abscess* ; Immunosuppression ; Panniculitis* ; Sepsis

Cutaneous metastasis from parotid gland carcinoma is very rare and there have been no re-ports in Korean literatures. Furthermore, it can often manifest as inflammatory type of skin metastasis and mimic a radiodermatitis. We report a case of a 31-year-old Korean man with cutaneous metastasis originated from parotid gland mucoepidermoid carcoinoma which mimicked clinically a radiodermatitis.
Adult ; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid* ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Parotid Gland* ; Radiodermatitis* ; Skin*

Patients with idiopathic erythroderma have often been regarded to have a pre-Sezary syndrome because some of them have developed a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma during follow-up. Sezary syndrome is a form of leukemia-lymphoma characterized clinically by erythroderma, pruritus, adenopathy, and circulating atypical cells with cerebriform nuclei. We describe a case of Sezary syndrome in a 40-year-old man, who suffered from idiopathic erythroderma for 3 years. We suggest that close and long-term follow-up should be performed on patients with idiopathic erythroderma.
Adult ; Dermatitis, Exfoliative ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous ; Pruritus ; Sezary Syndrome*

Each eyelid contains two to three rows of lashes with a total of 100 to 150 lashes. The eyelashes form a first strong link in the protective chain of the eyelids, The partial loss of eyelashes is namely encountered by dermatologists. We describe a 31-year-old man with partial alopecia on the left upper eyelid due to chronic rubbing. We would like to call it "friction alopecia".
Adult ; Alopecia* ; Eyelashes ; Eyelids* ; Humans

Forearm bone fracture is a common injury in childhood. But there are many difficult problem to solve in treatment of the forearm bone fractures which are not encountered in the treatment of fracture of the other long bone. Forearm bone fracture in children differ from those in adult in a number of ways. The rapidity of healing, fuctional recovery together with the frequency of delayed or nonunion consitute the main features. More interesting, a deformity resulting from malunion may correct as bone growth proceeds. From August, 1973 to July, 1983, we have reviewed 66 cases of forearm bone fractures under 14 year old and which were treated in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital. The results were as follows:1. 56 cases(84.8%) were male and most cases occured in school age. 2. 40 cases(60.7%) were both forearm bone fractures and most common site of the fracture was the distal 1/3. 3. The most common cause of the fractures was falling from height. Simple fracture was most common and greenstick fracture was next. Closed fractures were 61 cases (92.4%) and open fractures were 5 cases (7.6%) . 4. In roentgenologically, the younger the child was, the more rapid the duration of bone union was. Average duration of roentgenological union in conservative group was 8. 1 weeks, and that in operative group was 10. 1 weeks. So conservative group was more rapid in roentgenological bone union than operative group. 5. Accarding to the follow study of remodelling, the young the child and the nearer the fracture line was to the epiphyseal plate, the greater the potentialities for spontaneous correction were. 6. 62 cases (94.0%) showed excellent fuctionat result. According to 4 cases (6.0%) which showed good fuctional result, posterior angulation 17 degree, anterior angulation 15 degree and medial angulation 17 degree after reduction became more than 10 degree after remodelling.
Accidental Falls ; Adult ; Bone Development ; Child ; Clinical Study ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Forearm ; Fractures, Bone ; Fractures, Closed ; Fractures, Open ; Growth Plate ; Humans ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Radius ; Ulna

We describe a 38-year-old woman with an adenoma of anogenital mammary-like glands on the left labium major. Adenomas of anogenital mammary-like glands have been rarely reported with various nomenclatures in the English literature. The knowledge of this rare disease entity may be important to diagnose and treat the lesions arising on the anogenital areas.
Adenoma* ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Rare Diseases