Subperiosteal Ganglion is a rare cystic lession, although ganglions are frequently found in close proximities to joints and tendon sheaths. It is characterized by a thin-walled cyst containing tenacious mucoid fluid and by the pedicle attached to periosteum. This report describes a middle-aged man with a subperiosteal ganglion which occured beneath the periosteam of the tibia. Presenting symptoms were pain and circumscribed swelling over the anteromedial aspect of the right proximal tibia.
Ganglion Cysts ; Joints ; Periosteum ; Tendons ; Tibia

Recently, extensive uses of lectins as cytochemical markers have made of studies for various epithelial and nonepithelial neoplasia, however, investigations of epithelial cell surface of transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder have been few. Thus, the atuhors performed a study of PNA binding in the authors performed a study of PNA binding in transitional cell carcinomas with comparision with that in normal mucosa of the urinary bladder to allow more accurate diagnosis and histological grade or degree of differentiation. The results of this study are as follows: 1) PNA shows negative reactions on all ten normal mucosae of the urinary bladder but positive staining at the glycocalyx of umbrellar cells in two cases. 2) PNA shows negative reactions on all four cases of von Brun'n nests and cystitis cystica. 3) PNA shows positive reactions on thirty (50%) of total sixty-one cases of transitional cell carcinomas and reveals two (20%), nine (41%), eleven (55%) and eight (88%) cases in grade I, II, III and IV, respectively. 4) PNA shows positive reactions on the intracytoplasm and/or degree of PNA binding activity in grade I to IV transitional cell carcinomas is not statistically significantly different (p>0.05). In summary, PNA did not react with normal nucosa and metaplastic lesions such as von Brunn's nests and cystitis cystica, however, it reacted with 50% (30/61 cases) of transitional cell carcinoma and its positivity is significantly increased with gradings of transitional cell carcinomas (p<0.05).

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Ischium ; Osteomyelitis

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Gangwon-do* ; Hepacivirus* ; Hepatitis C* ; Hepatitis* ; Liver Diseases* ; Liver* ; Prevalence*

OBJECTIVE: A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed in the detection of Chlamydia(C) trachomatis, Mycoplasma(M) hominis and Ureaplasma(U) urealyticum, which have been common causes of sexual transmitted diseases in the female genital tracts and in neonatal infection. To investigate tbe frequency of these organisms in the female genital tract infection and to know any association of these infections with clinical manifestations, PCR was performed. METHODS: PCR was performed in 300 cases of vaginal swabs and 154 paraffin embedded tissues including 50 cases of chronic endometritis, 50 cases of cleonic salpingitis, 50 cases of ectopic tubal pregnancy and 4 cases of normal endometrium. RESULTS: Among 300 cases of vaginal swabs, C. trachomatis, M. hominis and U. urealyticum were detected in 1.3%, 4.0%, and 29.6%, respectively. Mixed infection was found in 12.0%. the overall positive rate was 47.0%. The cytologic features from C. trachomatis, M. hominis and U. urealyticum positive patients revealed no specific findings. The clinical manifestations between positive and negative cases for these organisms had no differences. In tissue samples, only C. trachomatis was detected 2% of chronic endometritis, 8% of chronic salpingitis and 4% of ectopic tubal pregnancy. CONCLUSION: With the above results, it suggests C. trachomatis can evoke an ascending chronic infection of the female genital tracts and ectopic tubal pegnancy,
Chlamydia trachomatis* ; Chlamydia* ; Coinfection ; Endometritis ; Endometrium ; Female* ; Humans ; Mycoplasma hominis* ; Mycoplasma* ; Paraffin* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Tubal ; Reproductive Tract Infections* ; Salpingitis ; Ureaplasma urealyticum* ; Ureaplasma*

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Insulin Resistance* ; Insulin*

The os subfibulare is a relatively uncommon bony anomaly of the foot. It is usually found between the malleolus and talus and ossifies during adolescence or preadolescence. It can be demonstrated on routine anteroposterior ankle film of the foot. In 4 patients presented, the abnormality caused pain and frequent episodes of ankle strain. The pain was relieved in all patients treated by excision of the accessory bone.
Adolescent ; Ankle ; Foot ; Humans ; Talus

A total of 33 patients with infective endocarditis were observed in the Guro and Hye Hwa Hospitals of Korea University Between September, 1981 and Feb, 1987. Among thses patients four patients presented with heart murmur and heart failure and had vegetation like findings observed on the two dimensional echocardiography. But these patients did not have any fever or leukocytosis in the peripheral blood and the repeated blood cultures were negative. They showed the immunologic phenomena of infective endocarditis such as microscopic hematuria in 4 patients, rheumatoid factor in 3 patients, false positive VDRL in one patient. The serum complement was decreased in 2 patients in whom it was checked. We report these 4 patients because we think these patients might be in the clinical stage in which the infecting organism is spontaneously cleared but the immunologic sequelae are remained.
Complement System Proteins ; Echocardiography ; Endocarditis* ; Fever ; Heart Failure ; Heart Murmurs ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Korea ; Leukocytosis ; Rheumatoid Factor

For the purpose of ascertaining the status of physical growth and health status of the University students, an intensive survey was conducted by the authors towards a total of 1,250 (Male 792, Female 458) who passed the written entrance examination at the Kyung Hee University in 1972. The items included the measurements on physical growth, various physical and nutritional indices, status of visual distourbance, dental status and tuberculosis. The findings and results can be summarized as follows ; 1. Physical Growth and Development. i) The average of body height by anthropometric was 169.39+/-5.05cm in male and 157.45+/-4.43cm in female. ii) The averages of body weight by sex were 59.42+/-6.47Kg and 51.81+/-5.21Kg, respectively. iii) The averages of chest-girth were 87.18+/-5.30cm and 80.51+/-4.53cm. iv) The averages of sitting-height were 92.21+/-2.79cm and 86.28+/-2.57cm. In all cases the male measurements were higher than female. 2. Various ludices about Physical Growth and Development; i) Relative body weight by sex were 35.08and 32.91, relative chestgirth 51.47 and 51.13, and relative sitting-height 54.43, 54.79, respectively. ii) Rohrer index was 1.222 in males and 1.327 in females, Kaup index 2.071 and 2.089, Verveck index 86.54 and 84.04, and Pelidisi index 91.15 and 93.08, respectively. 3. Status of visual distourbance. The vision of the students under 0.8 with Landolt's testing chart was 45.4% in left eye and 46.6% in right eye (male : 44.4% and 45.7%, female : 47.2% and 48.0%), while under 0.6in both visions was 41.0% and 40.5% (male 40.8% and 40.7%, female : 41.5% and 40.2%),respectively. 4. Dental Status. Out of total 19.4% (male 19.2%, female 19.6%) had gingivitis, the female incidence rate of gingivitis was higher than male. Average number of teeth in each subjects was 29.6 teeth; male had 29.9 teeth and female had 29.1 teeth. The caries rate was 78.9%(male 75.6%, female 84.5%), the female caries rate was higher than male. The average number of i) Caries per tooth rate was 8.5% in male and 9.2% in female, ii) Missing per tooth rate was 0.3% and 0.2%, iii) Filling per tooth rate was 3.9% and 4.2%, in all cases, the female incidences were higher than the male. The average number of D.M.F. was 3.8 teeth in male and 4.0 teeth in female, female was higher than male. The average rate of D.M.F. was 12.7% in male and 13.7 in female, female was higher than male. 5. Pulmonary infiltration. Among the total, 53 students were diagnosed as pulmonary infiltration (tuberculosis), of whom 51 were minimal cases, one were moderately advanced case and one were far advanced case.
Body Height ; Body Weight ; Female ; Gingivitis ; Growth and Development ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Nutrition Assessment ; Tooth ; Tuberculosis

Mountain Wells are very important water source of the most the climbers in Seoul area. But the facilities around the wells are not modernized to prevent from contamination of microorganism and the other pollutants. We focussed our intention on the detection of some harmful chemical ingredients and contaminants. A total of 58 wells were examined according to the Standard Methods(APHA) and the following results were obtained : 1) Among the examined 58 wells, only 10 wells adequate to the drinking water standard, 2) 7.9mg of liberated CO2 was found in the Tchun-Ho-Dong Mineral Well, 3) Chemically harmful ingredients were not found, 4) The Mountain Wells were contaminated by Coliform Groups as many as 18 times than rural well.
Drinking Water ; Intention ; Seoul* ; Water Pollution*