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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders*

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Biological Clocks* ; Periodicity*

BACKGROUND: The histopathological findings of acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reaction are similar to that of erythema multiforme. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the histopathological findings of acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions with that of erythema multiforme. METHODS: Histopathological setions of 9 patients with grade 2 acute cutaneous graft-versus- host. reactions and of 13 patient,, with erythema multiforme were reviewed. RESULTS: Parakeratosis, the degree of the exocytosis and the endothelial cell swelling were not useful in the differential diagnosis between acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions and ery- thema multiforme. Rete ridge effacement and relative hyperkeratosis were characteristic in many cases of acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions but absent in erythema multiforme. Spongiosis, vacuolar degeneration of the basal cells, perivascular lymphocytic infiltration and erythrocyte extravasation were usually more prominent in erythema multiforme than in acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions. The number of dyskeratotic cells per epidermal linear mm was usually higher in erythema multiforme but not in acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions. An eosinophilic infiltrate was observed occasionally in erythema multiforme but not in acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions. CONCLUSION: The histopathological findings show the same pattern of interface dermatitis and are different only in degree beween acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions and eryt,hema multiforrne. Rete ridge effacement and relative hyperkeratosis speaks for a diagnosis of acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reactions, and an eosinophilic infiltrate for a diagnosis of erythema multiforme.
Dermatitis ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Endothelial Cells ; Eosinophils ; Erythema Multiforme* ; Erythema* ; Erythrocytes ; Exocytosis ; Humans ; Parakeratosis ; Transplants*

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Glycogen

This study was carried out to know physical growth and development, physical and nutritional indices and body fat weight and so forth by semi-longitudinal research method to measure body height, body weight, chest girth and sitting height of 260 of general high school and 306 of vocational high school 3rd grade students who are living in Seoul and born from 1966 March 1st to 1967 Feb. 28th. The results are as follows; 1) Physical growth and development. Growth in terms of body height showed one step straight linear development, and that of body weight showed two step straight linear development in each section in high school. The age of cross over between two sexes of general high school students was between 10.6 to 12.3 years in body height, between 10.8 to 13 years in body weight, between 11.2 to 14.6 years in chest girth and between 10 to 13 years in sitting height. The age of cross over between two sexes of vocational high school students was between 10.5 to 12.5 years in body height, between 10.5 to 12.5 years in body weight, between 10.5 to 12.5 years in chest girth and between 10.5 to 12.5 years in sitting height. In this periods, female group was superior to male group and after that male group was superior to female group again. The growth of vocational school students was superior to that of general school students in both sexes in terms of body height and body weight significantly. 2) Physical growth and nutritional indices. In all cases of relative body weight, relative chest girth and relative sitting height, it was found to be increasing thereafter with advancing ages. In cases of R hrer index and Kaup index, it was found to be reaching to normal state thereafter with advancing ages. In each case of Vervaeck and Pelidisi index, it was found to be increasing and reaching to normal state thereafter with advancing ages. 3) Total body fat by vital measuring method. Average values of body surface area, body volume and body density are measured indirectly by using the body height and body weight as Table 12, 13 and 14. The rate of body fat weight of general high school students was from minimum 11.96+/-3.53%(3.33+/-1.10 kg) to maximum 18.25+/-6.46% (9.08+/-2.01 kg) in male and from 25.88+/-3.62% (7.96+/-0.78kg) to 43.00+/-7.22% (12.91+/-1.21 kg) in female. The rate of body fat weight of vocational high school students was from minimum 11.20+/-2.88% (3.32+/-1.13kg) to maximum 17.16+/-5.88 (10.83+/-3.16 kg) in male and from minimum 25.11+/-2.26% (7.91+/-0.89 kg) to maximum 42.16+/-7.96% (13.22+/-1.75 kg) in female.
Adipose Tissue ; Adolescent* ; Body Height ; Body Surface Area ; Body Weight ; Female ; Growth and Development ; Humans ; Male ; Nutrition Assessment ; Nutritional Status* ; Seoul* ; Thorax

Graft-versus-host disease occurs after the administration of foreign immunologically competent cells to an individual who is immunologically compromised. It is a clinical syndrome characterized by cutaneous changes, gastrointestinal dysfunction and liver dysfunction. Cutaneous graft-versus-host reaction is usually the earliest and certainly the most common form of the disease. The diagnosis of graft-versus-host disease is a complex clinicopathologic skill requiring considerable experience. There as yet appears to be no pathognomonic single clinical or histologic feature in the acute phase. In this review article, the definition, immunological aspects and. clinical features of graft-versus-host disease, diagnostic criteria of acute cutaneous graft-versus-host reaction and graft-versus-tumor effect are discussed.
Diagnosis ; Graft vs Host Disease ; Liver Diseases

BACKGROUND: There are opinions that compared to typical basal cell epithelioma(BCE), basal. squamous cell epithelioma(BSCE) emerges as an entity capable of recurrence and is especially characterized by its ability to metastasize in white patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biological behavior of BSCE in Korean patients. METHODS: The hospital charts and slides of 13 BSCE patients were reviewed. Telephone follow-up were conducted to determine the recurrence of the tumor. RESULTS: There were no significant clinical or histopathological differences apart from the squamous differentiation between BCE and BSCE. CONCLUSIONS: It is suggested that there may be an ethnic difference in the biological behavior of BSCE.
Carcinoma* ; Epithelial Cells* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Telephone

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Alopecia Areata ; Hepatitis, Chronic* ; Humans ; Interferons*

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Lymphangioma* ; Nipples*