No abstract available.
Melanoma ; Nevus

PURPOSE: Perinatal asphyxia occurring in newborn is one of the major causes of acute mortality and chronic neurological disability in survivors. We have studied the relationship between early electroencephalography(EEG) findings and clinical course and neurologic outcome in severe asphyxiated neonates. METHODS: Between the period of July 1999 and June 2002, 25 neonates who were diagnosed with severe perinatal asphyxia(1-minute Apgar score of < or =3 and initial pH is less than 7.2) at NICU in Dongsan Medical Center were enrolled. An EEG was recorded and analyzed within three days of life and divided into two groups - group 1(normal or focal change on EEG) and group 2(generalized abnormal EEG). Between the two groups, clinical courses and neurologic outcomes were compared. RESULTS: Fifteen infants(60%) were group 1 and ten infants(40%) were group 2(polyspikes, burst- suppression, generalized low voltage). Associated maternal disease, days of hospitalization, need for ventilator support, delay of oral feeding and convulsion duration are significantly higher and longer in group 2. Also, poor neurologic outcome(expire, developmental delay) was significantly higher in group 2(60%) than group 1(13.3%). CONCLUSION: Thus, the early neonatal EEG in asphyxiated newborn can be a predictable diagnostic tool in assessment of neurologic outcome.
Apgar Score ; Asphyxia ; Electroencephalography ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Infant, Newborn* ; Mortality ; Seizures ; Survivors ; Ventilators, Mechanical

Renal vein thrombosis is a rare, renal disease in adults that is related to hypercoagulability. We experienced a case of renal vein thrombosis in a 30-years old woman who presented with fever, chills and left flank pain after delivery. She was treated with catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy and oral anticoagulants.
Adult ; Anticoagulants ; Chills ; Female ; Fever ; Flank Pain ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Renal Veins* ; Thrombolytic Therapy ; Thrombophilia ; Thrombosis*

No abstract available.
Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* ; Peptic Ulcer* ; Polyps* ; Stomach*

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find out the meaning of self-care experiences of family members of mentally ill patients and describe its essential structure. Methods: The Giorgi's phenomenological research methodology was used. Six families participated in this study. In-depth individual interviews were used to collect data from October to December in 2021. Results: Five clusters of themes were identified. They were “Selfless life”, “Life on shaky grounds”, “Attempts to escape from the suffering”, “Moving forward on self-care path”, and “Happiness blooming in being together”. Conclusion The findings suggest that mental health care professionals should provide educational programs to enable families of patients with mental illness to recognize the necessity for self-care and discover ways to take care of themselves. In addition, it is necessary to develop policies to expand patient management services at mental health welfare centers so that families of patients with mental illness can secure time for self-care.

Purpose: As the daily life experiences of community-dwelling people with mental disabilities are closely correlated to mental health recovery, this study aimed to analyze their daily life experiences in depth to determine their significance. Method: Participants included eight community-dwelling people with mental disabilities. A total of 12 in-depth interviews were conducted once or twice per participant. The collected data were analyzed using the phenomenological analysis method described by Giorgi. Results The daily life experiences of community-dwelling people with mental disabilities were categorized into the following four components: “encountering shocking reality in the outside world”, “life tied down by the mental illness”, “happiness and gratefulness encountered in daily life”, and “wishing for a change and self-sustaining life”. Conclusion: This study found that the recovery and welfare of community-dwelling people with mental disabilities were promoted and that these patients made necessary efforts to become a member of the local community. These findings could be used as a reference for establishing social welfare policies which enable people with mental disabilities to participate as functioning members of the community that facilitate the prevention of relapse, to promote their integration into the community. Furthermore, the present results will contribute to the development of nursing intervention programs to promote recovery and prevent relapse, to ultimately establish a mental health management system.

Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic granulomatous skin disease typified by indurated plaques on the shin. Although this condition is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus, its etiology and pathogenesis remains unknown. Localization of NL to the lower extremities suggests that local injury may be a contributing factor to the disease. A healthy 38-year-old man presented with localized erythematous to yellowish plaques on his right thigh that developed over several years. The lesion developed in the scar where suture had been done for laceration repair 25 years ago. A biopsy specimen showed degenerated collagen with surrounding palisading granulomas. Numerous lymphocytes and multinucleated giant cells were infiltrated throughout the reticular dermis. Plasma cells aggregation was found at the dermal subcutaneous junction.
Biopsy ; Cicatrix ; Collagen ; Dermis ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Giant Cells ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Lacerations ; Lower Extremity ; Lymphocytes ; Necrobiosis Lipoidica ; Necrobiotic Disorders ; Plasma Cells ; Skin Diseases ; Sutures ; Thigh

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Fasciola hepatica, a liver fluke, for which human acts as an accidental host. Fascioliasis, while common in some tropical countries, is rare in Korea. Endoscopie retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) has been described in only a very few cases as a useful technique for the diagnosis of fascioliasis. We report a case of fascioliasis diagnosed by ERCP, after endoscopic sphinchterotomy adult worms were removed by Dormia basket.
Adult ; Biliary Tract* ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde* ; Diagnosis ; Fasciola hepatica ; Fascioliasis* ; Humans ; Korea ; Pancreas* ; Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic ; Zoonoses

Granuloma annulare is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by erythematous or flesh-colored papular eruptions of annular configuration. In a HIV positive patient, granuloma annulare could be confused with other papular diseases because it could be presented as atypical appearances due to the defect of the immune system. Moreover, without specific treatment for granuloma annulare, the lesions could be improved by systemic anti-retroviral therapy.
Granuloma ; Granuloma Annulare ; HIV ; Humans ; Immune System ; Skin Diseases

The dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is a neurodegenerative disorder with expansion of an unstable CAG trinucleotide repeat in a gene on chromosome 12 and a rare cause of progressive myoclonus epilepsy (PME). A 34-year-old female showed progressive myoclonus, choreoathetosis, generalized tonicclonic seizure, dementia and ataxia. Her uncle died during convulsion at the age of 19. Brain MRI revealed cerebral, cerebellar and brainstem atrophy accompanied by dilatation of the fourth ventricle. The demonstration of expanded CAG repeat (67/11) in the gene for DRPLA was used to confirm the diagnosis. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(2):173~175, 2001)
Adult ; Ataxia ; Atrophy* ; Brain ; Brain Stem ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 ; Dementia ; Diagnosis ; Dilatation ; Female ; Fourth Ventricle ; Genes, vif ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive* ; Myoclonus ; Neurodegenerative Diseases ; Seizures ; Trinucleotide Repeats