It has been well established that the kidney is the main organ producing erythropoietin (E.S.F.). Erythropoietin activity was reported to be increased in cases of renal tumor. cyst, polycystic disease and hydronephrosis. To study erythropoietic activity in hydronephrosis and renal cell carcinoma, erythropoietin bioassay by DeGowin method were performed in 7cases of hydronephrosis and renal cell carcinoma. Erythropoietin activity is significantly increased in renal cell carcinoma but not significantly increasedin hydronephrosis.
Biological Assay* ; Carcinoma, Renal Cell* ; Erythropoietin* ; Hydronephrosis* ; Kidney

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Addison Disease*

We compared the sensitivity and practicability for the direct examination of fungal hypae between the specimens treated with mixed Chlorazol black E solution and simple KOH(potassium hydroxide) solution in 118 cases of superficial myosis. The results were as follows: Higher positivity of fungal hypae in the specimens treated with mixed Chlorazol black E solution(99. 2%) than simple KOH solutiion(87. 3%.). 2, It was time-saving and easy to detect fungal hypae in the specimens treated with mixed Chlorazol black E solution than simple K(3H solution.
Diagnosis*

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial*

No abstract available.
Pregnancy*

Alveolar Process ; Bone Marrow ; Equipment and Supplies ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Skin ; Titanium ; Transplants ; Vestibuloplasty

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, an uncommon chronic inflammatory renal disorder of middle-aged women, is rarely seen in childhood. A 10 year-old boy with focal type of this disease in upper and lower pole was experienced. Patient had a intermittent fever and right flank pain without palpable mass. The blood analysis only revealed ESR increase but no anemia, no leukocytosis. There was no history or signs of urinary tract infection or calculi. The urine analysis and culture showed nothing abnormal. An intravenous pyelogram, ultrasonogram, abdominal CT and selective renal arteriography only demonstrated a non functioning upper pole of right kidney. During operation, a gross finding and frozen section strongly showed xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and diagnosis was made on histological examination, After nephrectomy, there had been no evidence of disease recurrence during 2 years follow-up period.
Anemia ; Angiography ; Calculi ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Fever ; Flank Pain ; Follow-Up Studies ; Frozen Sections ; Humans ; Kidney ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous* ; Recurrence ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ultrasonography ; Urinary Tract Infections

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Humans

The leukocyte alkaline phosphatase(LPA) activity in vaious stage of Jap. Encephalitis, which was admitted to Busan National University hospital from July to September in 1978, was investigated histochemically with the Tomonaga's naphthol AX-MX phosphate fast blue RR method. The author measured and compared with circulating leukocyte. Neutrophil and LAP activities. Patients were investigated the difference of sex and age, and compared to LAP activity and the prognosis of Jap. Encephalitis. The results were summerized as follows. 1. The Scores of LAP activity in acute of Jap. Encephalitis(3.22) were significantly higher than that of mid stage(2.48), recovery stage(2.37) and the control group(2.24). 2. The LAP activity was not influenced by sex and age. 3. The increas of DAP activity was found in the patients with leukocytosis charaterized by neutrophilia and it was relatively parallel with the increase of circulating neutrophil count. 4. In comparison to LAP activity and the prognosis in Jap. Encephalitis, ingeneral, LAP activity was relatively increases as the prognosis was become poor, but it was insignificant, statistically.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group* ; Busan ; Encephalitis ; Encephalitis, Japanese* ; Humans ; Leukocytes* ; Leukocytosis ; Neutrophils ; Prognosis

We reported a case of cutaneous focal mucinosis in a 19 year-old male, which occured by multiple nodules on the both dorsa of hands, extensor surface of elbows, intergluteal folds and shins, and responded well to intralesional injection of triamcinolon acetonide. Histopathologically, most of the collagen in the dermis is replaced to homogeneous mucinous material which was confirmed as hyaluronic acid.
Collagen ; Dermis ; Elbow ; Hand ; Humans ; Hyaluronic Acid ; Injections, Intralesional ; Male ; Mucinoses* ; Mucins ; Young Adult