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Abdomen, Acute* ; Child* ; Humans

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The clinical observations regarding cutaneous manifestations of in-and outpatients with diabetes mellitus was performed in the Diabetic Clinic, Seoul National University Hospital during the period of 11 months from April, 1979 to March, 1980. The number of patients were total 525, 268 in male and 257 in female. The average age of patients was 51. 1 year-old. Results were as follows, 1. In the 525 patients, 270 patients (51. 1%) revealed various cutaneous manifestations. 2. There were statistical significant differences in sex distributions of infection, pruritus, shin spots, rubeosis and bullosis diabeticorum. 3. Systemic complications sush as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and hypertension were more frequently observed in the patients with skin microangiopathy than with infection or pruritus. 4. There were not any correlations between fasting blood sugar and cutaneous manifestations
Blood Glucose ; Diabetes Mellitus* ; Epidemiologic Studies* ; Fasting ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Korea* ; Male ; Outpatients ; Pruritus ; Seoul ; Sex Distribution ; Skin

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, which is a fulminant and progressive disease often seen in debilitated hosts! Requires a high degree of clinical suspicion to promptly diagnose and an aggressive medical and surgical therapy. The prognosis is grave, especially in case of bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis. We report a case of 69-year-old female patient with bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by rhinocerebral mucormycosis, who showed orbital swelling and lateral bulging of bilateral cavernous sinus in orbital CT, and large branching nonseptate hypae in biopsed specimen of the left periorbital necrotic tissue.
Aged ; Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis ; Cavernous Sinus* ; Female ; Humans ; Mucormycosis* ; Orbit ; Prognosis

An outbreak of dermatosis occurred at a machinery manufacture factory in kyongju on Aug 1995. Authors conducted a questionnaire survey among 92 workers in the factory and a dermatologist examined their skin lesions. Authors also collected moths and identified them. The results are as follows; 1. Forty-two cases of dermatosis were identified with attack rate of 45.7%. Attack rate was not different by company, age, sex, educational level and duration of employment. Attack rate was 47.8% among productive workers, 25.0% among clerical workers and 100.0% among patrolmen. 2. Two cases among 42 dermatosis cases and three subjects among 50 non-cases had a history of same dermatosis last year. Four of dermatosis cases had a history of dermatosis among their family members. 3. skin lesions of the cases were scattered or grouped rice-sized erythematous papules or vesicles. Duration of dermatosis from the onset to the time of survey was from one day to more than 30 days. The most frequent site of skin lesion was the arms(81.0%), and it was also observed at the neck(47.6%), abdomen(45.2%), chest(42.9%), legs(38.1%) and back(35.7%). skin lesion was aggravated with sweating(31.0%), after shower(16.7%) and with scratching(l1.9%). 4. Moths were collected and identified as Euproetis subflava(Bremer). Many poisons stings were observed on their wngs which is harmful to human. 5. Contact with moths' wing droppings to two authors on their forearms for provocation resulted in severe immediate pain followed by prolonged pruritus. Erythematous macules quickly appeared and suoceeded by firm wheal-like red papules. Authors thought that the outbreak of dermatosis was brought about by Euproetix subflava(Bremer). Further studies on the factors contributing to the prosperity of the moths in this area are needed.
Bites and Stings ; Employment ; Epidemiologic Studies* ; Forearm ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Humans ; Korea ; Moths* ; Poisons ; Pruritus ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Skin ; Skin Diseases* ; Wings, Animal

BACKGROUND: Oral allergy syndrome(OAS) is composed of it,ching sense and edema in oral cavity, lips, throat, pharynx, and larynx following eating some fresh fruits or vegetables. It has been known that most of patients with OAS are allergic to pollens. Common epitopes were found among pollens, fruits and vegetables. Although OAS is a common farm of food allergy in adults, this is the first epidemiologic study of OAS in Korea. MATERIAL AND METHOD: One hundred and fifty one patients who showed positive skin reaction to pollens were telephone-interviewed. Investigation of the prevalence and clinical manifestations of OAS was possible in 81 patients. RESULT: The prevalence of OAS among these patients was 34.6% (28/81). OAS was found in 24(48%) out of 50 patients sensitized to tree pollens, whereas 4(13%) of 31 grass or weed pollen-sensitized paients had OAS. Most common causative food was apple and all of 17 apple- OAS patients were sensitized to tree pollens. Peach was the second common food and 14 of 15 peach-OAS patients were sensitized to tree pollens. Besides oral symptoms, rhinitis, asthma, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or generalized urticaria were accompanied in half of the OAS patients (14/28). Some patients showed OAS to some unique Korean foods such as dropwort, taro and Aster. CONCLUSION: OAS was very common in pollen-sensitized patients. Larger epidemiologic studies are needed to find unique Korean foods and their antigensm causing OAS.
Adult ; Asthma ; Colocasia ; Diarrhea ; Eating ; Edema ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Epitopes ; Filipendula ; Food Hypersensitivity ; Fruit ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity* ; Korea ; Larynx ; Lip ; Mouth ; Nausea ; Pharynx ; Poaceae ; Pollen* ; Prevalence ; Prunus persica ; Rhinitis ; Skin ; Urticaria ; Vegetables ; Vomiting

PURPOSE: It has been known for a long time that infants of insulin dependent diabetic mothers are prone to develop macrosornia, organomegaly, hyperbilirubinemia, respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, septicemia and congenital anomalies in the neonatal period. And echocardiographic asymmetrical- ventricular septal hyper- trophy(ASH) has been observed in the newborn infants of diabetic mothers. The etiology of the ASH remains unknown, although fetal hyperglycemia and subsequent glycogen deposits have been postulated as contributing factors. Therefore, we have studied whether large for gestational age(LGA) has played an important role of developing ASH. METHODS: We compared echocardiographic findings in neonates of LGA and appro- priate for gestational age(AGA), who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Chung Ang University Hospital from April 1994 to March 1997. RESULTS: 1) Mean LVED in LGA and AGA were 1.96+0.06cm and 1.94+0.04cm, respectively. 2) Mean LVPW in LGA and AGA were 0.37+0.05cm and 0.370.05cm, respectively. 3) Mean IVS in LGA and AGA were 0.400.09cm and 0.380.09cm, respectively. 4) Mean IVS/ LVPW in LGA and AGA were 1.09+0.12 and 1.040.17, respectively. There was no statistical significance between two groups in echocardiographic findings. CONCLUSION: There is no relation between LGA and ASH in the neonate. According- ly, we may not need to perform echocardiography LGA routinely.
Echocardiography ; Gestational Age* ; Glycogen ; Humans ; Hyperbilirubinemia ; Hyperglycemia ; Hypertrophy* ; Hypocalcemia ; Hypoglycemia ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn* ; Insulin ; Mothers ; Pediatrics ; Sepsis

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Thorax* ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

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Child* ; Humans ; Visual Acuity*

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Cervix Uteri* ; Female ; Hysterectomy*