The epidermoid cyst of the testis is a rare benign lesion with a characteristic gross and microscopic appearances. This 25 year old male who had been previously diagnosed as Klinefelter's snydrome (47/XXY) had right orchiectomy due to hard testicular nodule for a presented malignant testicular tumor. Sectioning of the testis revealed a intraparenchy matous cystic lesion, 1.5 cm in diameter, filled with cheesy white material. Histologically, stratified squamous epithelium lined the cyst. The remaining testis showed advanced tubular sclerosis and Leydig cell hyperplasia. It is necessary to submit multiple sections to rule out other histologic elements in the cyst wall or the presence of a scar. Although epidermoid cyst occurring as a solitary testicullar nodule could be regarded as a stage in the development of a teratoma, they need to be distinguished from the complex differentiated teratomas because of a distinct difference in prognosis.
Male ; Humans ; Cysts

BACKGROUND: Direct wet mount examination of vaginal secretion, widely applied for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in woman patients, is rapid and economical. However, the sensitivity of this technique is not so high. In this study enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was employed for the detection of serum anti-T. vaginalis IgG antibodies from vaginal trichomoniasis patients. METHODS: Eighty sera from trichomonoasis patients who visited a Dr. Yoon Kyong's Obstetric & Gynecologic Clinic in Songnam and 30 non-infected healthy men were tested for detection of anti-T. vaginalis IgG antibody. Soluble lysate and excretory-secretory antigen prepared by mixing of six isolates of T. vaginalis, and lysate from one isolate(KT4) were used as antigen for ELISA. RESULTS: The sensitivity of ELISA using lysate of six isolates was 95.0%, and the sensitivity of the lysate from KT4 and mixed excretory-secretory antigen from 6 isolates were 86.4% and 76.3%, respectively. Specificities of ELISA by three 93.3%, 96.3% and 92.0%, respectively. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that ELISA using mixed lysate of T. vaginalis six isolates could be useful tools for the diagnosis of trichomoniasis.
Antibodies ; Diagnosis ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G* ; Male ; Trichomonas vaginalis ; Trichomonas*

Cyclic Neutropenia is a benign, unusual hematologic disorder characterized by regularly recurring episodes of severe neutropenia occurring approximately every 21 days. Beside neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, platelets and reticulocytes all cycle with strict periodicity suggest that this disease should be viewed as cyclic hematopoiesis, not merely as cyclic neutropenia. During neutropenic periods, patients regularly experience aphthous stomatitis, fever, malaise, cervical lymphadenitis, cutaneous infections and occasional pneumonia and otitis media. The exact cause of cyclic neutropenia is unknown. But it is strongly suggested that cyclic neurtopenia is due to an abnormality in the regulation of early hematopoietic precursor cells. We have documented a case of cyclic neutropenia for a period of 2.5 years in a 11 year-old boy who had suffered from recurrent fever, stomatitis, gingival swelling, cervical lymphadenitis and skin infections at 3 weeks intervals since 5 years of age. A brief review of the related literatures is presented.
Child ; Fever ; Hematopoiesis ; Humans ; Lymphadenitis ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Monocytes ; Neutropenia* ; Neutrophils ; Otitis Media ; Periodicity ; Pneumonia ; Reticulocytes ; Skin ; Stomatitis ; Stomatitis, Aphthous

PUPPOSE: The purposes of the study were 1) to examine what relationships exist between PTE(perceived treatments effect) and PPS (perceived physical suffering) as the independent variables and hope as the dependent variable and 2) to examine whether PTE and PPS predict hope in cancer patients in their post-operative period within the Stotland's hope theory. METHOD: The Visual Analog Scale was used for measuring PTE and PPS and the Kim and Lee's Hope Scale which had acceptable reliability and validity was used for measuring hope. The data was collected from 38 hospitalized cancer patients who were in the post-operative period with a convenient sampling method. RESULT: There was a significant positive relationship between hope and the PTE in the low PTE group. There was a significant negative relationship between hope and the PPS in the low PPS group. There were no significant relationships between hope and the PTE in the high PTE group, and between hope and the PPS in the high PPS group. And the PTE explained hope with 71.2% of the variance in the low PTE group. CONCLUSION: PTE in the low PTE group and PPS in the low PPS group were identified as the factors to explain hope.
Hope* ; Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Visual Analog Scale

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Bacteria, Anaerobic*

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Gastroschisis*

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Humans ; von Willebrand Disease, Type 1* ; von Willebrand Diseases

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Humans ; von Willebrand Disease, Type 1* ; von Willebrand Diseases

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of grit, nursing work environment, and job esteem on the intent to stay among military hospital nurses. Methods: This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. Data were collected from February 7 to 18, 2022 from 232 nurses working at four military hospitals under the Armed Forces Medical Command. The analysis was conducted using the SPSS/WIN 26.0 program, and descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson coefficient correlations, and multiple regression analysis were performed. Results: Factors affecting the intent to stay included job esteem (β=.44, p<.001), total clinical experience of more than 10 years (β=.24, p=.001), and nursing work environment (β=.17, p=.009). Conclusion The results can be used to ensure personnel quality at military medical institutions and can contribute to improving patient safety and medical services. Further, nursing managers need to formulate and implement strategies to foster a positive nursing work environment.

One hundred premature infants with birth weight less than 2000 gm or with gestational ages less than 37 weeks who admitted to Ewha Womans University from January 1991 to May 1993 were examined by indirect ophthalmoscope. We analysed the incidence and the risk factors of retinopathy. The results were as follows: 1. Twenty one infants(21.0%) were diagnosed as retinopathy of prematurity. Among them, six infants(28.6%) presented stage 1, three infants(14.3%) at stage 2, twelve infants(57.1%) at stage 3. 2. Male patients were 11(52.4%) and female patients were 10(47.6%). There was no significant difference in incidence between male and female. 3. The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity increased with low birth weight(<1500 gm), small gestational age(33 weeks) and oxygen administration. 4. The risk factors associated with oxygen therapy besides the duration of oxygen exposure were hyperoxia, hypoxia, hypercarbia, hypocarbia and acidosis. 5. The retinopathy of prematurity was initially diagnosed at 5.6 weeks in average(36.3 weeks by postconceptional age). The onset of retinopathy of prematurity was timed according to postconceptional age rather than chronologie age since birth. 6. Other possible associated risk factors were spontaneous premature rupture of membrane, sepsis, hyaline membrane disease, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, transfusion and low 5-minute Apgar scores.
Acidosis ; Anoxia ; Birth Weight ; Female ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Hyaline Membrane Disease ; Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal ; Hyperoxia ; Incidence ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Male ; Membranes ; Ophthalmoscopes ; Oxygen ; Parturition ; Retinopathy of Prematurity* ; Risk Factors ; Rupture ; Sepsis