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Nephrology*

Sixty-six cases of erythena nodosum(EN) and erythema induraturn(EI) were examined pathologically and clinically. Pathologically 23 cases were erythema nodosum, 43 cases were erytherna induratum. Pathological diagnosis made without any prior knowledge of the clinical and laboratory data. Clinical manifestations were reviewed on basis of pathological diagnosis. The results are as follows; l. EN and EI mainly occurred in female, age of twenties and during spring season. There was no difference in sex, age and seasonal incidence between EN and EI. 2. Both EN and EI affected chiefly the shins. EI was more common than EN in cases of calf involvement. 3. Tenderness and systemic symptoms developed more often in EN, while ulcers occurred only in EI. 4 EI had relatively long duration. There was no difference in the recurrence rate between EN and EI. 5. Pulmonary tuberculosis was found only in El on chest X-rays. 6. Clinical and pathological diagnosis was identical in almost cases of EN but those were variable in case of EI.
Diagnosis ; Erythema Induratum* ; Erythema Nodosum* ; Erythema* ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Recurrence ; Seasons ; Thorax ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Ulcer

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Lower Extremity

The acetabular angles were measured in 2 groups of selected 100 infants and children each, of whom one group aged 14 months and younger and the other group aged 15 months of 5 yrs. and who were proved to be normal by all the physical examination and whose acetabular angles were below 40 according to Coleman's diagnostic criteria. The measurements were broken down into right and left, and male and female because of the known difference in the incidence of CDH in 2 members of each of these paired categories and analysed statistically. The following statistic significances resulted: l. All the measured normal acetabular angles vary between 10 and 31 degrees. 2. The acetabular angles decrease after weight bearing by the statistical significant difference between 0-14 mo. group and 15 mo-5yr. group. The angles are 22,61±3,47 (M±S,D) and 18.68±3.64 (M±S.D) respectively. 3. The acetabular angles of female of 15mo.-5yr. group are higher than male by the statistical significant difference. The angles are 17.77±3.54 (M±S.D) and 20.18±3.29 (M±S.D) respectively. 4. Statistical significant differences were absent between right and left.
Acetabulum ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Male ; Physical Examination ; Weight-Bearing

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Dialysis* ; Korea*

No abstract available.
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Dialysis* ; Korea*

BACKGROUND: To evaluate usefulness of cerebrospinal aspartate aminotransferase(AST) as a biologic marker for differentiation of Alzheimer's disease(AD) and Vascular dementia(VD) METHODS: A consecutive series of patients who met either the criteria of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association(NINCDSADRDA) for probable AD or National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Association Internationale pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement en Neurosciences(NINDS-AIREN) criteria for porbable VD were included in the study. Enzymatic determinations in cere brospinal fluid of aspartate aminotransferase in cerebrospinal fluid of aspartate aminotransferase and serologic analysis of apolipoprotein E were performed in 17 patients with AD and in 15 patients with VD. And we compared CSF AST of AD with that of VD. RESULTS: We found no difference of CSF AST concentration between patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Cerebrospinal AST activity also did not correlate with K-MMSE score, serum AST activity, Functional inde-pence measure(FIM) as a ADL(Activity of daily living), and presence of Apolipoprotein E4 allele in AD. Only serum AST of VD shows correlation with CSF AST. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that cerebrospinal AST concentration is not useful maker for differentiation between AD and VD.
Alleles ; Alzheimer Disease* ; Apolipoprotein E4 ; Apolipoproteins ; Aspartate Aminotransferases* ; Aspartic Acid* ; Biomarkers ; Cerebrospinal Fluid* ; Dementia, Vascular* ; Humans ; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a rare disease which represents a chronic suppurative and scarring process, affecting the apocrine glands due to persistent bacterial infection and apocrine dysfunction. We have experienced a case of hidradenitis suppurativa, 22-year-old female which involved both axillary region. Diagnosis was established by clinical characteristicsymptoms, histopathological findings and bacteriological examinations.
Apocrine Glands ; Bacterial Infections ; Cicatrix ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Hidradenitis Suppurativa* ; Hidradenitis* ; Humans ; Rare Diseases ; Young Adult

Among the skeletal tuberculous spondylitis is high incidence and curable disease, if early diagnosis and treatment are possible. We reviewed clinical manifestations and radiologic analysis of 30 cases tuberculous spondylitis from May 1983 to Sept. 1986, at Yeungnam medical center, Yeungnam University. The results were follows: 1. The frequent involve sites were thoracolumbar vertebra. 2. The continuous lesion is 86.7% of the all cases. 3. The most common type was intervertebral type, and lytic and sclerotic lesion were same incidence. 4. Paravertebral abscess, kyphosis and disc space narrowing were demonstrated more than 80.0% of the cases. 5. Computed tomography was more accurate diagnostic method rather than conventional plain study to evaluation of extent of lesion, involvement of spinal canal and cord, and size and location of paravertebral abscess. And CT guided abscess drainage procedure was helpful to diagnosis and treatment. 6. Ultrasonography was helpful to differential diagnosis between paravertebral abscess and other solid mass, and useful to follow up study of paravertebral abscess after treatment.
Abscess ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Drainage ; Early Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Incidence ; Kyphosis ; Methods ; Spinal Canal ; Spine ; Spondylitis* ; Ultrasonography