No abstract available.
Child* ; Fagopyrum* ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity*

The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence of urinary incontinence of elderly women in Korea, to identify the life style for urinary incontinence. The sample consisted of 237 women of Seoul and 5 Provinces. Data for this study was collected from January 16 to June 23 by structured questionnaire. Urinary Symptom Questionnaire developed by Jackson and demographic questionnaire were used to collect the data. The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, Chi-Square test, Chronbach alpha coefficient with SPSS/PC+ program. 1. It was reported that 64.5% of the subjects have experienced urinary incontinence. And stress, urge, and mixed type incontinence was 34.0%, 8.5%, 57.5% respectively. 2. Characteristics related to urinary incontinence are : Daily frequency 28.7%, nocturia 71.5%, urgency 74.0%, bladder pain 36.7%, unexplained incontinence 35.1%, noctural incontinence 23.5%, frequency of incontinence 23.3%. Wearing protection 42.3%, changing outer clothing 31.0%, hesitancy 17.1%, straining 24.7%, intermittent stream 27.2%, abnormal strength of stream 28.4%, retention 13.6%, burning 5.0%, incomplete emptying 13.6%, Inability to stop mid stream 32.5%. 3. The life style and incidence with urinary incontinence were as following. Fluid intake restriction 18.6%, interference in daily task 30.3%, avoidance of places and situation 28.0%, interference in physical activity 22.3%, interference in relationship with other people 16.6%, interference in relationship with husband/companion 4.5%, time after attack of urinary symptoms 81.5%. In terms of the feeling about the rest of life with urinary symptom, perfectly happy 5.0%, pleased 10.6%, mostly satisfied 18.7%, mixed feelings 28.6%, mostly dissatisfied 20.1%, very unhappy 16.8%, desperate 0.3%. 4. Significant relation between incidence of urinary incontinence and life style. Significant differences between Fluid intake restriction(X2=8.876, P=0.002), affected daily task(X2=32.113, P0.000), avoidance of places and situation(X2=30.155, P=0.000), interference in physical activity(X2=30.209, P=0.000), interference in relationship with other people(X2=26.091, P=0.000). In terms of the feeling about the rest of life with urinary symptom(X2=43.425, P=0.000) of life style and incidence of urinary incontinence. In conclusion, this study were preliminary study to provide nursing practices guidelines for elderly urinary incontinence. Nurses working with elderly should develop and provide adequate care for the incontinent elderly subjects.
Aged* ; Burns ; Clothing ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence* ; Korea ; Life Style ; Motor Activity ; Nocturia ; Nursing ; Quality of Life* ; Rivers ; Seoul ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Incontinence* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

No abstract available.
Female ; Mosaicism* ; Ovary*

Prurigo nodularis is a troublesome chronic dermatosis that showed unsatisfactory response to conventional therapies. Since thalidomide has been applied to the treatment of prurigo nodularis, although the action mechanism is still uncertain, many dermatologists have confirmed its effectiveness. We treated a 54-year-old male patient who had prurigo nodularis affecting the whole body for 10 years with 100 to 300mg of thalidomide daily as the sole therapy for 4 months. The skin lesions were flattened leaving postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and the pruritus also sub-sided. Two years after stopping thalidomide, no recurrence was observed.
Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prurigo* ; Pruritus ; Recurrence ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Thalidomide*

No abstract available.
Kidney Transplantation* ; Urinary Diversion*

No abstract available.
Beauty ; Burns ; Cicatrix

We describe herein a case of tick bite ocurring to a 23-year-old man who has a characteristic lesion clinically and histopathologically. The tick(Ixodes sp.) was still attached to the brownish and erythematous, indurated skin of the scrotum. The engorged tick which was carefully removed from the skin with a scalpel was 8.7mm in length and 5. 5 mm in width. Histopathologically, characteristic amorphous eosinophilic materigl is deposited around a round space where the hypostorne of the tick was inserted. Heavy inflammatory cell infiltratton in the mid and lower dermis is composed mainly of neutrophils and eosinophils. A certain area of the lower dermis shows edema and capillary dilatation along with the mixed inflammatory cell infiltration, TVide excision of the indurated lesion including the tick was done. The clinical and hsitopathological findings of the tick bite was discussed.
Capillaries ; Dermis ; Dilatation ; Edema ; Eosinophils ; Humans ; Neutrophils ; Scrotum ; Skin ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks* ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Interleukin-4*

We experienced a case of sparganosis developed in the dorsum of penile shaft where, we think, is the very rare site of sparganosis reported in Korea. The patient, a 23 year-old Korean soldier, had slight tender thread-like linear subcutaneous mass on the dorsal aspect of penile shaft for 1 month prior to coming to us. The skin lesion was not palpated when the penis was erect. He had experience of intaking raw-snakes intermittently(5 times) since 2 years ago.
Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Military Personnel ; Penis ; Skin ; Sparganosis* ; Young Adult

No abstract available.