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Annals of Dermatology ; : 478-480, 2012.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-176580

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Humans , Veterans , Vietnam
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Korean Journal of Dermatology ; : 191-194, 2011.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-16192

ABSTRACT

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare aggressive primary skin cancer which mostly occurs in the elderly on sun-exposed skin. It usually presents as a solitary dome-shaped red or purple nodule on the head, neck and extremities. The mortality rate is higher than the rate for malignant melanoma because its local recurrence is common. Agent Orange, an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War, contains dioxin contaminants and can cause several dermatoses and skin cancers. We report a case of multiple Merkel cell carcinoma in a 65-year-old male with lesions on the head and neck, who had been exposed to Agent Orange during Vietnam War.


Subject(s)
Aged , Humans , Male , 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid , 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid , Carcinoma, Merkel Cell , Citrus sinensis , Extremities , Head , Melanoma , Neck , Recurrence , Skin , Skin Diseases , Skin Neoplasms , Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins , Veterans , Vietnam
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Journal of the Korean Neurological Association ; : 37-39, 2011.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-209778

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Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by the dengue virus, which belongs to the family Flaviviridae. The increasing number of people traveling abroad has increased the number of cases of imported dengue fever in Korea. The most common symptoms in patients with dengue fever are malaise, fever, musculoskeletal pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Neurological manifestations such as myelitis, encephalitis, and cranial nerve palsies have been recognized as clinical consequences of dengue infection, but meningitis is a rare complication. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented with fever, headache, and nuchal rigidity while traveling in Vietnam. The etiology of meningitis was confirmed by the presence of dengue IgM antibody in his serum. This case report highlights the potential of dengue infection as a cause of meningitis.


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Adult , Humans , Abdominal Pain , Cranial Nerve Diseases , Dengue , Dengue Virus , Encephalitis , Fever , Flaviviridae , Headache , Immunoglobulin M , Korea , Meningitis , Muscle Rigidity , Musculoskeletal Pain , Myelitis , Nausea , Neurologic Manifestations , Vietnam , Vomiting
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ; : 354-360, 1999.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-28171

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Colonic polyps are premalignant lesion, whose removal is important for the prevention of colon cancer. METHODS: A series of 116 patients (195 polyps) who undergone colonoscopic polypectomy at Chung Nam National University Hospital from March 1994 to Feb.1997 were analyzed. RESULTS: 1) The ratio of males and females was 81:35, with the average age being in the 60's. 2) Colorectal polyps were found at the rectum (39.5%), sigmoid colon (35.9%). The size of the polyps was less than 0.6 cm in diameter (44.6%), between 0.6 and 1.0 cm (27.7%), between 1.1 and 2.0 cm (22.6%). The number of polyp was single polyp (59.5%). According to the Yamada classification, type III was the most common (43.1%). 3) Histopathologic findings were as follows. Tubular adenomas (58.6%), LSPs was in 3 cases, and malignant changed polyps in 14 case. 4) The malignantly changed polyps peaked in those in their 70's, had sizes ranging between 1.1 and 2.0 cm. Histopathologic finding were villous adenomas (50.0%), tubular adenomas (13.2%), LSPs (33.3%) in orders. CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of cancer of villous adenomas and LSP was higher than other polyps, the size of the adenomas, their numbers do not seem to influence the malignancy rate in this report.


Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Male , Adenoma , Adenoma, Villous , Classification , Colon , Colon, Sigmoid , Colonic Neoplasms , Colonic Polyps , Polyps , Prevalence , Rectum
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