No abstract available.
Denture, Complete* ; Finite Element Analysis*

Antibodies, Antinuclear ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Autoimmune Diseases ; Biopsy ; Brain ; Butterflies ; Drug Therapy ; Endothelium ; Female ; Humans ; Immune System ; Liver ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphoma ; Maxilla ; Middle Aged ; Oncogenic Viruses ; Sjogren's Syndrome

Terrys nail(TN) might be causally associated with cirrhosis or other disorders, but his criteria have been proved to be inadequate reflection of systcmic disorders. Modified criteria of Holzberg and Walker were introduced in TN examination in 1984. Using these criteria, fingernails were studied in 444 medical inpatients with chronic systemic diseases at Taegu Catholic Hospital from March 1991 to March 1992. There were 136(30.6%) patients with TN and 308(69.4%) patients without TN, respectively. Ninety-three patients with TN showed a signifiart association with cirrosis(49/86, 57%, p<0.01 by the x-test), congestive heart failure 18/35, 515, p<0.05), and diabetes mellitus(25/51, 49%, p<0.05), and otherwise not;ignificantly associated with chronic renal failure(19%), and cancer(18%). Male and female patients with TN were affected about equally. Age distribution in The patients with TN showed 35(25.8%) the age group from twenty to fortynine and 101(74.2%) in the age group from fifty and above with a mean age of 57.3+14.0, whereas the patients without TN had 178(57.8%), and 130(42.2%), with 47.4+16.9, respectively. The greater part was distributed in the older group(p<0.001 by student t-test), suggestive of an increased risk in older group. The average number of nails affected per patient was tending to be higher in frequency close to the thumb, with an equal frequency in six. Thirty-nine patients(28.7%) had all nails affected. The distal band with was 0.5 to 3.0mm averaging 1.0+0.5mm with no difference, in sex. The distal band was pink in 43(31.6%) of the 136 patients with TN, brown in 62(45.6%) and intermediate in color in 13(22,8%). The results of routine laboratory test such as hemogram, eiythrocyte sedimenation rate, liver enzyme, triglyceride, protein, albumin, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were statistically insignificant between the patients with and without TN.
Age Distribution ; Blood Urea Nitrogen ; Chronic Disease* ; Creatinine ; Daegu ; Female ; Fibrosis ; Heart Failure ; Humans ; Inpatients* ; Liver ; Male ; Nails ; Thumb ; Triglycerides

No abstract available.
Administration, Oral* ; Animals ; Intestine, Large* ; Rats*

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Administration, Oral* ; Animals ; Intestine, Large* ; Rats*

We report a case of papillary eccrine adenoma occurring in a 39-year-old male who had a walnut sized, firm nodule on the right knee without subjective symptoms. Histopathologic exammination revealed a well circumscribed, non-capsulated dermal nodule consisting of multiple ducts with various sizes. These ducts were composed of double layered epithelial cells in most areas, but in some areas severe intraluminal papillation snd pseudostratification into the lumen were seen and the lumina were filled with a homogenous eosinophilic substance and partially with calcium deposition. Immunohistochemical studies with S-100 antigen and csrcinoembryonic sntigen (CEA) were also performed. Positivity for these sntigens strongly supports the hypothesis that this unusual neoplasm differentiates toward the eccrine secretory coil.
Adenoma* ; Adult ; Calcium ; Eosinophils ; Epithelial Cells ; Humans ; Juglans ; Knee ; Male

No abstract available.
Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Neoplasm Metastasis*

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

A 17-year-old woman had an extensive nevus comedonicus affecting the left sides of the breast, trunk, axilla, and upper extremity. Her condition was complicated by episodes of re-current cyst formation, secondary infection, and atrophic scars. We performed various therapeutic approaches include topical keratolytic agents, manual extraction of comedones, excision of smaller lesions, and systemic antibiotics but the response was unsatisfactory. We tried systemic isotretinoin and minocycline and the pustulation of the lesions was reduced. Herein we report a rare case of linearly arranged extensive nevus comedonicus.
Adolescent ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Axilla ; Breast ; Cicatrix ; Coinfection ; Female ; Humans ; Isotretinoin ; Keratolytic Agents ; Minocycline ; Nevus* ; Upper Extremity

No abstract available.
Hepatocytes*