The present study was designed to measure the activity of purine nucleoside phosphorylalse (PNPase) in sera, erythrocytes and lymphocytes of blood from patients with various dermatoses as it's activities are known to be decreased in cell-mediated immune deficiency diseases. The PNPase activities in sera, erythrocytes and lymphocytes of normal subjects were (3. 9+1. 03) x 104 unit/L, 5.04+1. 06 unit/107rbc, l. 74+0. 35 unit/103 lymphocytes respectively. In urticaria, leukocytoclastic vasculitis and purpura, there were no differences in PNPase antivities between patients groups and normal subjects. In atopic dermatitis, there were no differences in PNPase activities of sera and erythrocytes between patients group and normal subjects. But, lymphocyte PNPase activities of atopic patients were lowered than those of normal subjects(1.41 +0. 52 unit/10 lymphocytes). In tuberculoid leprosy, there were no differences in lymphocyte PNPase activities between patients group and normal subjects. But, the PNPase activities in sera and erythrocytes of patients group were lowered than those of normal subjects (3. 20. 76) x 104 unit/L, 3. 8n+1.96 unit/107rbc). The PNPase activities in sera((l. 87+/-0. 62) x 104 unit/L), erythrocytes(2. 08+0. 98 unit/107rbc) and lymphocytes (0.51+0. 26 unit/103 lymphocytes) of lepromatous leprosy patients were significantly lowered than those of normal subjects.
Deficiency Diseases ; Dermatitis, Atopic ; Erythrocytes* ; Humans ; Leprosy, Lepromatous ; Leprosy, Tuberculoid ; Lymphocytes* ; Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase* ; Purpura ; Skin Diseases* ; Urticaria ; Vasculitis

No abstract available.
Adolescent* ; Humans ; Male*

For the establishment of the basis of treatment and study in the patients of facial bone fracture, we performed a clinico-statistical study about 28 papers and 9564 cases reported as facial bone fractures in the journal of Korean association of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, the journal of the Korean academy of maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and related journals. The results were as follows: 1. The ratio of men to women was 4.50:1. 2. The age frequency was highest in the third decade(37.6%), and fourth(21.5%), second(15.5%), fifth(10.3%) decade in orders. 3. The most common location of facial bone fractures was the mandible(62.7%), and zygoma complex (22.6%), nasal bone(15.0%), and maxilla(13.0%) were next in order of frequency. 4. The major etiologic factors were traffic accident(37.9% ), fisticuffs(26.4%), and falldown and slip down(23.4%). 5. The frequent fracture site of mandible is symphysis(39.3%), angle(24,4% ), and condyle(22.5%). The ratio of left to right was 1.31:1. Open reduction(69.1%) was the more frequently using method of treatment in mandibular fracture than colsed reduction (28.6%). 6. The sites of zygoinatic fractures were zygoma complex(48.0%), zygornatic arch(35.7%), and combined(16.3%). The left to right ratio was 1.37:1. 7. The most frequent maxillary fracture was Le Fort I (31.4% ), and Le Fort II (27.1%), unilateral(14.3%), Le Fort III (7.6%) were next in order of frequency.
Facial Bones* ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mandible ; Mandibular Fractures ; Maxillary Fractures ; Plastics ; Statistics as Topic* ; Zygoma

No abstract available.
Hydronephrosis*

A case of primary gastric carcinoma with patterns resembling those of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is reproted. This patient who represented high serum alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) underwent a subtotal gastrectomy for stomach cancer and lobectomy of liver metastasis. The hepatoid component of the tumor was characterized by solid nests of large polygonal cells arranged in cords and trabeculae, with central nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm; single-nuclear giant cells were frequently noted. These tumor cells of stomach stained positive immunohistochemically for AFP, ACT(alpha-1-antitrypsin), AACT(alpha-1-antichy-motrypsin). Thus, this hepatoid gastric adenocarcinoma tumor cells demonstrated both morphologic and immunohistochemical features of partial differentiation to the HCC. Careful histologic examination in conjunction with the immunohistochemical demonstration of AFP can provide a useful contribution to the diagnosis of this rare histological type of gastric carcinoma And the presence of metastatic hepatoid adenocarcinoma from the stomach should be considered in a patient with hepatic tumor mimicking HCC. Because of frequent venous and lymphatic invasion, as well as liver metastasis, prognosis appears to be poor. The authors reviewed 45 cases of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach reported in the literature, also.
Adenocarcinoma ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Stomach Neoplasms

No abstract available.
Child ; Humans ; Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory

No abstract available.
Child ; Humans ; Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory

No abstract available.
Allopurinol* ; Animals ; Liver* ; Rats* ; Reperfusion Injury* ; Verapamil*

No abstract available.

Anal duct carcinoma is a rare tumor, and accounts for less than 5 percent of all anal cancers, which typically present a long-standing perianal fistulas. Some authors suggest that the fistulous tracts are congenital duplications of the lower end of the hind gut lined by rectal mucosa which is prone to malignant change to mucinous adenocarcinoma. It is usually a well differentiated mucinous (colloid) adenocarcinoma. The prognosis after wide excision of the rectum is relatively good. Since 1985, we have had three cases of anal duct carcinoma with well differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma involving the posterior wall of the anus. Two patients had a long history of perianal fistula with mucinous discharge. There was no spread to the regional lymph node except one patient who had regional lymph node metastasis, and post-operative chemotherapy and radiation therapy were then given. All patients have no evidence of any recurrent problem at 16 months to 3 years following the surgical treatment. Because of their rarity and the failure of recognition at an early stage, we are presenting three cases to emphasize the characteristic features of this insidious, slow-growing carcinoma.
Adenocarcinoma