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Enterocolitis, Necrotizing*

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Humans ; Pneumonectomy*

The pulmonary cytology has reached a high level of accuracy. By the examination of the sputum and/or bronchial brushings, it is now possible to make a diagnosis in 70% to 90% of patients with cancer. Primary melanoma of the lung is very rare and there have been reported about 20 cases in the world literature. We present a case of primary malignant melanoma of the lung in a 61-year-old male diagnosed by cytologic examination of sputum, bronchial brushing and aspirated pleural fluid. Histologic examination of bronchoscopic biopsy and examination of the skin and other primary sites confirmed the diagnosis.
Male ; Humans ; Biopsy

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Anti-Infective Agents* ; Staphylococcus aureus* ; Staphylococcus*

The final degrees of education for the third and fourth authors were mutually misplaced.

Intestinal tuberculosis is an infectious disease which is still prevalent in the developing countries including Korea. It may occur insidously, have a vague clinical marofestation, and take a chronic course. We have analyzed 101 cases of intestinal tuberculosis. proven by clinical and histopathologic diagnosis for 10yrs since 1977. The results are as follows: 1) Intestinal tbc was prevalent in the age of 20-30 and the male to female ratio was 1:1.7. 2) Among clinical manifestations, abdominal pain, and tenderness, general malaise and abdominal mass were observed in order of frequency. 3) Active pulmonary lesion was associated in 73 cases (73.3%). 4) Ileocecal region was the most frequent site of involvement in barium study and in colonoscopy. 5) The most frequent colonoscopic finding was multiple ulceration and pseudopolyposis and chronic granulomatous inflammation was noted in 58% on hitopathology. 6) Ulcerative type was the most common type 45.4% by intestinal x-ray and colonofiberscopic examination
Abdominal Pain ; Barium ; Colonoscopy ; Communicable Diseases ; Developing Countries ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Korea ; Male ; Tuberculosis* ; Ulcer

PURPOSE: The transtheoretical model (TTM) was used to provide tailored nursing for lifestyle management such as diet, physical activity, and smoking cessation. The present study aims to assess the provision of intervention delivery methods, intervention elements, and stage-matched interventions, in order to identify ways in which information technology is used in the TTM-based research. METHODS: The relevant literature was selected by two researchers using inclusion criteria after searching for "TTM (transtheoretical or stage of change)" and "nursing" from the databases PubMed and CINAHL. The selected studies were categorized in terms of study characteristics, intervention delivery method, intervention element, and use and level of stage-matched intervention. RESULTS: A total of 35 studies were selected including eight studies that used information communication technology (ICT). Nine different intervention delivery methods were used, of which "face-to-face" was the most common at 24 times. Of the 35 studies, 26 provided stage-matched interventions. Seven different intervention elements were used, of which "counseling" was the most common at 27 times. Of all the intervention elements, tailored feedback used ICT the most at seven instances out of nine, and there was a significant difference in the rate of ICT usage among intervention elements. CONCLUSIONS: ICT is not yet actively used in the TTM-based nursing interventions. Stage-matched interventions and TTM concepts were shown to be in partial use also in the TTM-based interventions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a variety of ways to use ICT in tailored nursing interventions and to use TTM frameworks and concepts.
Communication ; Diet ; *Health Behavior ; Health Promotion/*methods ; Humans ; *Life Style ; *Models, Theoretical ; Motor Activity ; Nursing Research/*methods ; Smoking

BACKGROUND: Cancer invasion and metastasis require the dissolution of the extracellular matrix in which several proteolytic enzymes are Involved. One of these enzymes is the urokinase - type plasminogen activator(u-PA), and plasminogen activator inhibitors(PAI-1, PAI-2) a]so have a possible role in cancer invasion and metastasis by protection of cancer itself from proteolysis by u-PA. It has been reported that the love]s of u-PA and plasminogen activator inhibitors in various cancer tissues are significantly higher than those in normal tissues and have significant correlations with tumor size and lymph node involvement Here, we measured the concentration of plasma u-PA and PAI- 1 antigens in the patients with lung cancer and compared the concentration of them with histologic types and staging parameters. METHODS: We measured the concentration of plasma u-PA and PAI-1 antigens using commercial ELISA kit in 37 lung cancer patients, 21 benign lung disease patients and 24 age-matched healthy controls, and we compared the concentration of them with histologic types and staging parameters in lung cancer patients. RESULTS: The concentration of u-PA was 1.0α0.3ng/mL in controls, 1.0α0.3ng/mL in benign lung disease patients and 0.9α0.3ng/mL in lung cancer patients. The concentration of PAI-1 was 14.2α6.7ng/mL in controls, 14.9α6.3ng/mL in benign lung disease patients, and 22.1 α9.8ng/mL in lung cancer patients. The concentration of PAI- 1 in lung cancer patients was higher than those of benign lung disease patients and controls. The concentration of u-PA was 0.7α0.4ng/mL in squamous cell carcinoma, 0.8α 0.3ng/mL in adenocarcinoma, 0.9ng/mL in large cell carcinoma, and 1.1α0.7ng/mL in small cell carcinoma. The concert traction of PAI-1 was 22.3α7.2ng/mL in squamous cell carcinoma, 22.6α9.9ng/mL in adenocarcinoma, 42ng/mL in large cell carcinoma, and 16.0α14.2ng/mL in small cell carcinoma. The concentration of u-PA was 0.74ng/mL in stage I, 1.2α0.6ng/mL in stage II, 0.7 α 0.4ng/mL in stage IIIA, 0.7α0.4ng/mL in stage IIIB, and 0.7α0.3ng/mL in stage IV. The concentration of PAI-1 was 21.8ng/mL in stage I, 22.7α8.7ng/mL in stage II, 18.4 α4.9ng/mL in stage IIIA, 25.3α9.0ng/mL in stage IIIB, and 21.5α10.8ng /mL in stage IV. When we divided T stage unto T1-3 and 74, the concentration of u-PA was 0.8α 0.4ng/mL in T1-3 and 0.7α0.4ng/mL in T4, and the concentration of PAI-1 was 17.9α 5.6ng/mL in T1-3 and 26.1α9.1ng/mL in T4. The concentration of PAI-1 in T4 was significantly higher than that in T1-3. The concentration of u-PA was 0.8α 0.4ng/mL in M0 and 0.7α0.3ng/mL in Ml, and the concentration of PAI-1 was 23.6α8.3ng/mL in M0 and 21.5α10.8ng/mL in M1 CONCLUSIONS: The plasma levels of PAI-1 in lung cancer were higher than benign lung disease and control, and the plasma levels of PAI-1 in 74 were significantly higher than T1-3. These findings suggest involvement of PAI-1 with local invasion of lung cancer, but it should be confirmed by the data on comparison with pathological staging and tissue level in lung cancer.
Adenocarcinoma ; Carcinoma, Large Cell ; Carcinoma, Small Cell ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Extracellular Matrix ; Humans ; Lung Diseases ; Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung* ; Lymph Nodes ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Peptide Hydrolases ; Plasma* ; Plasminogen ; Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1* ; Plasminogen Activators ; Plasminogen Inactivators ; Proteolysis ; Traction ; Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator*

BACKGROUND: In general, the outcomes of arthroscopic repair for superior labrum anterior to posterior lesions (SLAP) are favorable, however, persistent pain and limitation of motion are not rare complications. One of the possible cause is a “knot-ache”. This study evaluated the results of reoperation of symptomatic recurrent SLAP lesions and asked whether the knot is associated with postoperative complications. METHODS: Between 2005 and 2015, a total of 11 patients who had undergone arthroscopic SLAP repair were reoperated for recurrent symptomatic SLAP lesion. By retrospective chart review, operative findings, the visual analogue scale for pain (pVAS), the range of motion (ROM), and functional scores were analyzed. RESULTS: The mean age of the study participants was 38.3 years, and the mean follow-up period was 42.5 months. In the primary operation, there were nine cases of repairs with conventional knot-tying anchors and three cases with knotless anchors. Impingement of the knots during abduction and external rotation of the shoulder was observed in the all cases with knot-tying anchors. The mean pVAS, ROM, and functional scores significantly improved with reoperation. At the final follow-up, the mean satisfaction VAS was 8.3. CONCLUSIONS: The knots of suture anchor maybe a possible etiology of the pain, which we termed a “knot-ache”. Considering that reoperation is performed due to pain after primary repair, the use of knotless suture anchor may have benefits of eliminating one of possible cause, “knot-ache”. Therefore, authors suggest the use of knotless anchors during reoperation for recurrent or recalcitrant pain after primary SLAP repair.

Protozoa of the genus Cryptosporidium are small coccidian parasite known to infect the mucosal epithelium of a variety of animals including human, causing fatal course in immunodeficient patients as well as self-limited illness in healthy individuals. Various life cycle stages including trophozoite, meront, merozoite, gametocyte and oocyst in infected mucosa are a diagnostic feature. Electron microscopy (EM) provides sufficient findings for genus and species identification of this parasitic organism. The authors presented scanning and transmission EM findings of Cryptosporidium parvum infection in two children: one with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the other without any evidence of immune compromise.
Animals ; Child ; Cryptosporidium parvum ; Cryptosporidium* ; Epithelium ; Humans* ; Intestines* ; Life Cycle Stages ; Merozoites ; Microscopy, Electron ; Mucous Membrane ; Oocysts ; Parasites ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; Trophozoites