Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrom is characterized by the absence of the vagina and the uterus, the presence of apparently normal tubes and ovaries, feminine appearance, normal female secondary sexual characteristics, a normal 46, XX karyotypes, and a feminine psychosexual orientation. Absence of the vagina results from an embryological arrest in the development of the lower portion of the Mullerian system. Various methods of surgical treatment for the vaginal absence in this syndrom have been introduced but the ideal method to restore the original dimension and function of the normal vagina was not found. The two cases reviewed in this paper were all treated with modified McIndoe operation using full thickness skin grafts. Postoperatively both women were satisfied without complications, i,e. lack of skin graft, bleeding, urethrovaginal fistula, perforation of the rectum, rectovaginal fistula and significant vaginal stricture. This paper reveals the satisfactory results that were uniformly good.
Constriction, Pathologic ; Female ; Fistula ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Karyotype ; Ovary ; Rectovaginal Fistula ; Rectum ; Skin* ; Transplants* ; Uterus ; Vagina

Despite the continually improving results of total knee arthroplasty, infection remains the most debilitating complication. The treatments of infected total knee arthroplasty were variable, but initially we removed infected implants and inserted antibiotic containing cemented spacer. Postoperatively, patients were mobilized in a 30 knee flexion state and treated with parenteral antibiotics. After control of infection was clinically and radiologically determined, we inserted PCL substitute total knee prosthesis. Five days postoperatively, patient began touch down standing exercise. We observed two cases in whom infected total knee arthroplasty had been salvaged successfully with two-stage implantation using cement spacers containing antibiotics.
Anti-Bacterial Agents* ; Arthroplasty* ; Humans ; Knee Prosthesis ; Knee* ; Replantation*

We investigated whether the two variant elements of CRE(TGcCGTCA[5'CRE], TGACcTCA[3'CRE]) in the 5'flanking region of the rat TRH gene, which are different from the CRE consensus sequence(5'-TGACGTCA-3') by one base pair, are responsive to cAMP, and whether the one base pair difference is responsible for the degree of cAMP responsiveness of the gene. When CA 77 cells were stimulated with forskolin and isobutylmethylxanthine for 4 hours, the level of TRH mRNA was increased by only two fold. The transient gene expression study using serial 5'deletion of the TRH gene in PC12 cells showed that the region between-113 and-77, which includes 5'CRE, was crucial for the cAMP resonsiveness. When the plasmid, which contains the 30 bp oligonucleotide including either 5'CRE or 3'CRE ligated to the enhancerless RSV promoter, was transfected into PC12 cells, it did not significantly affect not only the basal transcription but cAMP responsiveness. The 65 bp oligonucleotide including both 5'CRE and 3'CRE, however, increased both of the basal transcription and cAMP-stimulated transcription by 2-3 fold. When the sequence of 5'CRE was converted to that of the CRE consensus by replacing one base pair, the cAMP responsiveness was increased by two fold although the basal transcription was not increased. The one base pair mutant of 3'CRE increased both of the basal and cAMP-stimulated transcription by 3-4 fold. These results suggest that there are the two variant CREs in rat TRH gene, which are relatively weak CRE compared to the CREs of other neuropeptide genes and cooperative for the activation of both the basal and cAMP-stimulated transcription. The one base pair difference of the variant CREs from the CRE consensus sequence is responsible for the weak responsiveness to cAMP.
Animals ; Base Pairing ; Colforsin ; Consensus ; Consensus Sequence ; Cyclic AMP ; Gene Expression ; Neuropeptides ; PC12 Cells ; Plasmids ; Rats ; Response Elements ; RNA, Messenger ; Thyrotropin ; Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone

A case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is reported. Most of the alveolar spaces were filled with amorphous deep eosinohilic material which revealed strong positive reaction to periodic acid-Schiff staining. Electron microscopic observation of this material showed numerous lamellar bodies in the alveolar spaces and cytoplasms of alveolar macrophages. A part of them were concentric multilamellated type A lamellar bodies and the other were finger printlike type B bodies. Combined type A and type B lamellar bodies were rarely present. From the above features it is suggested that both type A and B lamellar bodies could be transformed one another and those lamellar bodies may be originated from pulmonary surfactant.

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Paraplegia* ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing*

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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary*

Stasis dermatitis is one of the important skin manifestations of venous stasis. Therefore, the searching for the cause of venous stasis is importrnt. Two cases of stasis dermatitis with inferior vena caval obstruction are reported and possible etiologic factor is discussed. Case I The patient, 38-year-old carpenter, was admitted at Choong Buk Medical Center in April, 1974 with superficial venous engorgement of the lower extremities which had begun to appear two years after severe blunt trauma to both legs in 1962. 5 years prior to admission, abdomial venous engorgement and abdominal fullness developed and was exaggerated gradually. Since 2 years prior to admission, he has been suffered from the recurrent exudative ulcer on the right lower leg The physical examination revealed mild icteric sclera, hepatomegaly, abdominal distension, tortuous venous engorgement on the abdomen, the lateral chest wall and the lower extremities, and edematous scaly brawny pigmentation of the lower legs. Esphagogram showed no esphageal varices. Inferior vena cavogram showed complete obstruction at the level of upper border of 2nd lumbar vertebra and well developed collateral circulation, Findings of skin biopsy on the right lower leg showed moderate acanthosis, increased pigmentation of bosal cell layer in the epidermis, capillary proliferation, diffuse inflammatory cell infiltration with increased fibrosis and hemosiderin granules in the dermis. Case II The patient. 36-year-old farmer, was admitted at Dept. of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College in Sept., 1973.The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly, abdominal distension, superficial venous engorgement on the abdomen, the neck and the lower extrcmities, severe edema and pigmentation of the lower legs, and the multiplc. Exudative ulcers on the left lower leg. Liver scanning showed somewhat general enlargement with some mottlings along the margin and relative prominance of the left lobe. Liver biopsy revealed findings of non specific chrcnic hepatitis. Inferior vena cavogram through the left femoral vein showed complete obstruction at the level between 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae.His peripheral edema and ascites was much subsided after adequate bed rest and the skin lesion improved with scar formation.
Abdomen ; Adult ; Ascites ; Bed Rest ; Biopsy ; Capillaries ; Cicatrix ; Collateral Circulation ; Dermatitis* ; Dermatology ; Dermis ; Edema ; Epidermis ; Femoral Vein ; Fibrinogen ; Fibrosis ; Hemosiderin ; Hepatitis ; Hepatomegaly ; Humans ; Hyperemia ; Leg ; Liver ; Lower Extremity ; Neck ; Physical Examination ; Pigmentation ; Sclera ; Skin ; Skin Manifestations ; Spine ; Thoracic Wall ; Ulcer ; Varicose Veins

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Hemoptysis*

No abstract available.
Lipomatosis*

Clinical study was carried out on the 64 hemodialysis patients(HD) with chronic renal failure who had been treated from December 1992 to July 1993 in Yeungnam University Hospital. The following results were obitained. In hematologic parameters, MCH was 28.8±2.0pg, and MCV was 92.4±4.7fl. Result revealed normochromic and normocytic anemia. Mean values of serum ferritin were 657.4±292.0ng/ml in men and 511.5±370g in women. Mean values of serum iron were 145.5±63.7µg/dl. Mean values of transferrin saturation was 61.6±28.4%. Serum frerritin, serum iron and transferrin saturation were higher in HD group than normal reference. In erythropoeitin treatment group, Hb and Hct were significantly higher than non-erythropoietin treatment group. Amount of transfusion was significantly higher in non-erythropoietin treatment group than erythropoeitin treatment group(p<0.05). Values of iron, transferrin saturation were significantly higher in abnormal liver function test(LFT0 hemodialysis group than normal LFT group(p<0.05). Transfusion amounts revealed positive correlation with ferritin(r=0.4675), transferrin satruation (r=0.3823) and iron(r=0.3386) (p<0.05).
Anemia* ; Clinical Study ; Erythropoietin* ; Female ; Ferritins ; Humans ; Iron ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Liver ; Male ; Renal Dialysis ; Transferrin