Molluscum contagiosum occurring in an epidermal cyst--report of 3 cases.

We present three unusual cases of molluscum contagiosum occurring in epidermal cysts. All of them are asymptomatic, elevated, oval nodules diagnosed clinically as epidermal inclusion cyst or prurigo nodularis. Histology showed true epidermal cysts containing molluscum bodies throughout the cyst wall and some type of laminated material within the cyst itself. The lesion, in all three cases developed in the pubic area of young adult men.     

Mitogenic, chemotactic, and synthetic responses of rat periodontal ligament fibroblastic cells to polypeptide growth factors in vitro.

The mitogenic, chemotactic, and synthetic responses of rat periodontal ligament (PDL) fibroblastic cells to epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor (rhPDGF)-AB, rhPDGF-BB, natural (n) PDGF-AB, and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) were examined in vitro using PDL cells obtained from the coagulum of healing tooth sockets. PDGFs and IGF-I have potent and comparable mitogenic effects on PDL fibroblastic cells. The maximum mitogenic effect of PDGFs was observed at the concentration of 10 ng/ml, whereas that of IGF-I was seen at concentrations higher than 100 ng/ml. In contrast, EGF induced moderate, and TGF-beta inhibitory mitogenic responses. The combination of rhPDGF-AB with either EGF or TGF-beta demonstrated comparable mitogenic potency, equivalent to the level of PDGF alone regardless of the mitogenic effect of other growth factors. The combination of rhPDGF-AB and IGF-I, however, showed a synergistic effect revealing the highest mitogenic effect among all individual growth factors as well as any combinations of the growth factors tested. Similarly, PDL fibroblastic cells demonstrated strong chemotactic responses to both IGF-I and PDGFs. The maximum effect was observed by IGF-I at concentrations higher than 10 ng/ml, followed by rhPDGF-BB at 0.1 ng/ml, rhPDGF-AB and nPDGF at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 1 ng/ml. TGF-beta revealed no, and EGF slightly increased, chemotactic effects. IGF-I slightly enhanced the synthesis of total protein, whereas other factors had no significant effect. However, both rhPDGF-AB and TGF-beta stimulated collagen synthesis. On the other hand, IGF-I showed no effect on collagen synthesis, while EGF suppressed collagen synthesis. These findings suggest that rhPDGF-BB and IGF-I stimulate proliferation and chemotaxis of PDL fibroblastic cells. In addition, the combination of these growth factors further increases the mitogenic effect. rhPDGF-AB also stimulates collagen synthesis by PDL fibroblastic cells. Thus, rhPDGF-BB and IGF-I may have important roles in promotion of PDL healing, and consequently, may be useful for clinical application in periodontal regenerative procedures.     

Arthroscopic all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear: a technical note

Although the conventional outside-in technique is especially useful for repairing tears in the anterior portion of the meniscus, it has a disadvantage of making an additional 1–2 cm sized skin incision and tying knots subcutaneously over the capsule. Therefore we devised two all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear according to the site of meniscal tear, meniscosynovial junction or red–red zone. Because these techniques are modified methods of the outside-in meniscal repair using a spinal needle, they are as simple as conventional outside-in technique. In addition they have advantages of vertical mattress suture, which is an important characteristic of the all-inside repair, and no additional incision. We recommend these techniques as an alternative method for repairing an anterior horn tear of the lateral meniscus.     

外科围手术期糖尿病的治疗

目的:探讨外科手术病人伴发糖尿病的治疗及围手术期处理。方法:对1998年至2000年收治的125例外科手术伴发糖尿病病例进行回顾总结。结果:93例给予补液、降糖等处理无1例死亡。其他32例未进行有效的降糖处理,死亡5例。结论:外科手术病人伴发糖尿病时,围手术期要控制血糖,可以降低手术并发症及死亡率。     

硝普钠结合控制性再灌注预防肺缺血再灌注损伤的实验研究

目的　探讨硝普钠结合控制性再灌注在预防肺缺血再灌注损伤中的作用及其机制。方法　将 1 4只猪随机分为对照组 (Ⅰ组 )和实验组 (Ⅱ组 )。对照组在去除肺动脉阻断 ,恢复自体血流前 ,给予控制性再灌注处理 (灌注液 :去白细胞∶改良Buckberg液 =4∶1 ,灌注压 1 8mmHg ,灌注时间 1 0min ,温度 37℃± 1℃ )。实验组在去除肺动脉阻断 ,恢复自体血流前 ,给予控制性再灌注 ,后经肺动脉以每分钟 1 .0 μg kg注入硝普钠 1 0min ,余处置同对照组。 0 .5 ,1和 2h后测血氧分压、肺血管阻力、肺顺应性及肺氧合功能变化 ,实验结束后 ,取肺组织测NO含量、MDA含量及肺含水量。结果　实验组的左肺氧合功能和肺顺应性明显好于对照组 (P <0 .0 5 )。肺循环阻力、丙二醛 (MDA)值及肺含水量均低于对照组 (P <0 .0 1 )。实验组肺中NO含量较对照组明显升高 (P <0 .0 1 )。结论　硝普钠结合控制性再灌注能明显降低肺缺血再灌注损伤 ,起到了较好的移植肺保护效果     

云南省中缅边境地区疟疾血清流行病学调查分析

目的 了解中缅边境一线县、二线县、及一线三个县的一线自然村、二线自然村的疟疾流行情况,为制定边境地区疟疾防治措施提供科学依据。方法 采用IFAT对中缅边境沧源、耿马及孟连一线县与双江县、永德县二线县,边境线3县一线自然村和二线自然村进行疟血清流行病学调查,用电脑软件EPI6X2检验法进行数据分析。结果一线县抗体阳性率23.88％（568/2379）,二线县抗体阳性率1.40％（10/712）,一线县显著高于二线县（x2=180.54;P<0.01）。一线县的一线自然村抗体阳性率33.05％（467/1413）,二线自然村抗体阳性率10.46％（101/966）,一线自然村显著高于二线自然村（x2=159.92;P<0.01）。结论IFAT抗体阳性率和阳性GMRT说明靠近边境地带比远离边境的地带疟疾流行更为严重。应加强出入境人员的防治工作,才能控制边境疟病流行。     

Comparison of the APACHE III, APACHE II and Glasgow Coma Scale in acute head injury for prediction of mortality and functional outcome

Objectives: This study examines the efficacy of the predicting power for hospital mortality and functional outcome of three different scoring systems for head injury in a neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU). Design: On the day of admission, data were collected from each patient to compute the Acute Physiology, Age, and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and III, and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores. Hospital mortality was defined as the deaths of patients before discharge from hospital. Early mortality was defined as death before the 14th day after admission. Late mortality was defined as death after the 15th day from admission. Functional outcome was evaluated by Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Index of ADL). Setting: An 8-bed NICU in a 1270-bed medical center in Taichung Veterans General Hospital. Patients and participants: Two hundred non-selected patients with acute head injury were included in our study in a consecutive period of 2 years. Patients less than 14 years old were not included. Interventions: None. Measurements and results: Sensitivity, specificity and correct prediction outcome were measured by the chi-square method in three scoring systems. The Youden index was also obtained. The best cut-off point in each scoring system was determined by the Youden index. The difference in Youden index was calculated by Z score. A difference was also considered if the probability value was less than 0.05. The area under Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was computed. Then the area under ROC of each scoring system was compared by Z score. There was statistical significance if p was less than 0.05. For prediction of hospital mortality, the best cut-off points are 55 for APACHE III, 17 for APACHE II and 5 for GCS. The correct prediction outcome is 82.4% in APACHE III, 78.4% in APACHE II and 81.9% in the GCS. The Youden index has best cut-off points at 0.68 for APACHE III, 0.59 for APACHE II, and 0.56 for GCS. The area under Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve is 0.90 in the APACHE III, 0.84 in the APACHE II and 0.86 in the GCS. There are no statistical differences among APACHE III and II, and GCS in terms of correct prediction outcome, Youden Index and the area under the ROC curve. Other physiological variables excluding GCS in APACHE III and II (AP III-GCS, AP II-GCS) have less statistical value in the determination of mortality for acute head injury. For the prediction of late mortality, APACHE III and II yield significantly better results in the area under the ROC curve, correct prediction and Youden index than those of GCS. Other physiological variables (AP III-GCS and AP II-GCS) play an important role in the prediction of late mortality in APACHE scores. For prediction of the functional outcome of surviving patients with acute head injury, the APACHE III yields the best results of correct prediction outcome, Youden index and the area under the ROC curve. Conclusion: The APACHE III and II may not replace the role of GCS in cases of acute head injury for hospital or early mortality assessment. But for prediction of the late mortality, the APACHE III and II have better accuracy than GCS. Other physiological variables excluding GCS in the APACHE system play a crucial contribution for late mortality. GCS is simple, less time-consuming and economical for patients with acute head injury for the prediction of hospital and early mortality. The APACHE III provides better prediction for severe morbidity than GCS and APACHE II. Therefore, the APACHE III provides a good assessment not only for hospital and late mortality, but also for functional outcome. Received: 22 May 1995 Accepted: 2 September 1996     

Immunoscintigraphy in the detection of tuberculosis with radiolabelled antibody fragment against Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin: a preliminary study in a rabbit model.

Immunoscintigraphy with radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies is widely used to detect solid tumours, but only a few trials have been carried out concerning the specific in vivo localization of an inflammatory process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the detectability of tuberculous foci utilizing this method with radiolabelled bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-specific F(ab')2 in rabbits. All of the tuberculous lesions (n = 8) were clearly visualized on serial scintigraphy for up to 48 h after injection of the antibody. Immunohistochemical and Ziel-Neelson staining of the tuberculous lesions confirmed the presence of the tuberculous antigens and bacilli. It failed to demonstrate any sustained retention of the BCG-specific antibody fragment in the control group with syphilitic orchitis (n = 2). Therefore, the specific in vivo localization of tuberculosis is feasible by immunoscintigraphy.     

The ontogeny of 2-[125I]iodomelatonin binding sites in chicken brain.

The characteristics of the binding sites for 2-[125I]iodomelatonin were studied in chicken brain membranes during development. Specific binding, defined using cold melatonin (1 microM), was detected as early as 8-day-old embryos. Scatchard analysis of saturation experiments showed that 2-[125I]iodomelatonin binds to a single class of site at all ages tested (8-day-old embryos to 3-month-old chicks). Binding affinity (Kd) did not change during development (18-31 pM), but the maximal number of binding sites (Bmax) increased until embryonic day 18, and then remained relatively constant until 30 days of age. A further increase in Bmax was seen at 3 months of age. Guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP, 1 mM) inhibited 2-[125I]iodomelatonin binding at all ages suggesting that the melatonin binding site is coupled to a guanine nucleotide binding protein at a very early stage of development. Competition experiments with a number of melatonin analogues indicated that the binding site detected in the brain at embryonic day 8 was pharmacologically identical to that observed 15 days after hatching.     

A rare case of carpal tunnel syndrome due to tenosynovial osteochondroma

A rare case of carpal tunnel syndrome due to an extra-articular synovial osteochondroma arising from the synovial sheath of the flexor pollicis longus tendon, is described. This has not been described in the literature previously. The cyst with the contained osteochondroma was excised with good relief of symptoms. The histological examination of the osteochondroma revealed another interesting and unusual feature. We would like to document a case of tenosynovial chondrometaplasia of the synovial lining of a tendon sheath. Only a few such cases have been reported in the literature.