No abstract available.
Humans ; Outpatients* ; Silicon Dioxide*

Injectable Collagen Implan, is composed of purified bovine dermal collagen emulsified in saline and lidocaine(0.3%) base, and has been promoted for correction of soft tissue contour defects. Although collagen is a relatively nontoxic, nonimmunologic and biolegically nonreactive biomaterial, some side reactions have been reported. We report herein a case of cutaneous side reaction to collagen implantation in a 38-year-old female. The patient presented with puritic, irritating, multiple, erythematous nodules on both the temporal and interorbital area, which had been observed since 1 day after collagen(KOKEN ATELOCOLLA-GEN IMPLANT-Japan) implantation. Histopathologic findings showed dense infiltration of acute and chronic inflammatory cells in the dermis, especially the perivascular and periadnexal area.
Adult ; Collagen* ; Dermis ; Female ; Humans

No abstract available.
Extremities* ; Gangrene* ; Haemophilus influenzae type b* ; Haemophilus influenzae* ; Haemophilus*

Optic disc pits are an uncommon congenital anomaly of the optic nerve head. Serous detachment of the macula is a well known complication in patients with an optic disc pit Although spontaneous reattachment has been reported, most eye with macular detachment associated with optic disc pit have a poor visual prognosis inspite of treatments. We have experienced a case of optic disc pit associated with serous macular detachment, that has been treated with argon pure green laser photocoagulation, reporting it with a review of literature.
Argon ; Humans ; Light Coagulation ; Optic Disk ; Prognosis

No abstract available.
Emergencies* ; Humans ; Statistics as Topic*

We reviewed 114 patients who were admitted and treated at the Chonju Presbyterian Medical Center between 1986 and 1990 for nonperforating traumatic hyphema. Of these 114 cases, 103 (90.4%) were male and 11 (9.6%) were female. Mostly, they were under 20 years of age. Grade I hyphema (bleeding less than one third of anterior chamber) was 72 cases (63.2%). The causes of injuries were blows to the eye (56 cases, 49%) and projectile objects (45 cases, 39.5%). Associated injuries to the eye and periocualr structures occurred in 78 patients (68.4%), which were angle recession (23.7%), eyelid laceration (20.2%), increased intraocular pressure (16.7%), traumatic cataract (14.0%). Secondary hemorrhage occurred in 15 patients (13.2%) and was significantly more frequent among patients whose initial hyphema filled more than one therd of the anterior chamber. The final visual acuity were worse in eye with associated ocular injuries such as vitreo-retinal disorders, traumatic cataracts, etc.
Anterior Chamber ; Cataract ; Eyelids ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hyphema* ; Intraocular Pressure ; Jeollabuk-do ; Lacerations ; Male ; Protestantism ; Visual Acuity

We reviewed 114 patients who were admitted and treated at the Chonju Presbyterian Medical Center between 1986 and 1990 for nonperforating traumatic hyphema. Of these 114 cases, 103 (90.4%) were male and 11 (9.6%) were female. Mostly, they were under 20 years of age. Grade I hyphema (bleeding less than one third of anterior chamber) was 72 cases (63.2%). The causes of injuries were blows to the eye (56 cases, 49%) and projectile objects (45 cases, 39.5%). Associated injuries to the eye and periocualr structures occurred in 78 patients (68.4%), which were angle recession (23.7%), eyelid laceration (20.2%), increased intraocular pressure (16.7%), traumatic cataract (14.0%). Secondary hemorrhage occurred in 15 patients (13.2%) and was significantly more frequent among patients whose initial hyphema filled more than one therd of the anterior chamber. The final visual acuity were worse in eye with associated ocular injuries such as vitreo-retinal disorders, traumatic cataracts, etc.
Anterior Chamber ; Cataract ; Eyelids ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hyphema* ; Intraocular Pressure ; Jeollabuk-do ; Lacerations ; Male ; Protestantism ; Visual Acuity

Leiomyosarcoma arising in the skin is rare tumor, and diagnosis usually is made microscopically. After local excision, these lesions recur in large proportion of pat ients. The authors herein report a 53-year-old male with leiomyosarcoma appeared in the skin of the right forearm and presenting as a dark reddish colored, 5*6cm in diameter, superficial ulcerated single firm nodule with intermittent pain. Histopathological examination showed poorly circumscribed tumor consisting of interlacing bundles of spindle shaped smooth muscle cells in the middle and lower parts of the dermis. The nuclei were hyperchromatic, large, vacuolated, and irregular in shape. Electron microscopic findings revealed cytoplasmic organelles such as rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria of malignant smooth muscle cells in the paranuclear area, Characteristic subsarcoelmmal caveolae and dense plaque were noted and myofilaments were distributed in the peripheral cytoplasm. The tumor did not recur in 10 months' follow-up.
Caveolae ; Cytoplasm ; Dermis ; Diagnosis ; Endoplasmic Reticulum, Rough ; Follow-Up Studies ; Forearm ; Humans ; Leiomyosarcoma* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mitochondria ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; Myofibrils ; Organelles ; Skin* ; Ulcer

No abstract available.
Gwangju* ; Humans

Cytomegalovirus retinopathy(CMV)is a necrotizing retinitis which can occur as a late manifestation of the Acquired immunodeficiency syndromde(AIDS), which rapidly increases in number after original description of the disease in 1981 by Gottliebet al. We experienced a patient, who complained of decreased visual acuity of the left eye only we initially diagnosed the patient as CMV retinitis, and during the course of treatment, finally diagnosed the patient as CMV retinitis with AIDS, and the patient was subdivided into Group IV, Subgroup C by center for disease control classification system To our knowledge, for about 10% of the patient of the CMV retinopathy, AIDS was diagnosed like same manner as we did, but we couldn't find any report in korea, so we report this case with a review of literatures.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Classification ; Cytomegalovirus Retinitis ; Cytomegalovirus* ; Ganciclovir ; Humans ; Korea ; Retinitis ; Visual Acuity