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Article type: Cover
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages Cover6-
Published: December 30, 2002
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Article type: Cover
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages Cover7-
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2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages App6-
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Mari MiyoshiArticle type: Article
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1147-1152
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSMany infants have episode of wheezing. Some infants will outgrow the condition in early childhood, but some of them will become asthmatic. However, it is difficult to predict whether the wheezing infant is subsequently likely to experience bronchial asthma. To determine whether eosinophil inflammation is present in wheezing infants and can predict the development of asthma, serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels were measured in 33 infants who could not be diagnosed typical asthma, and 11 controls. Serum ECP levels were higher in the infants who had asthma within 3 months follow-up period. In addition, all 17 infants with serum ECP levels above 20ng/ml developed asthma within 3 months. The data suggested that serum ECP measurements appear to be useful for identifying infants with wheezing at high risk for infantile asthma.View full abstractDownload PDF (61K) -
Hiroyuki Sakai, Shigetsuna Komatsu, Shinobu Matsuo, Hajime IizukaArticle type: Article
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1153-1158
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSWe report two cases of drug-induced vasculitis subsequent to long-term minocycline therapy. Case 1 ; A 27-year-old woman, who was receiving minocycline hydrochroride for eosinophilic pustular folliculitis of 68-months' duration, showed polyarthralgia, intermittent low-grade fever, and light red reticulated erythemas with subcutaneous nodules on her extremities. Case 2 ; 31-year-old man developed reddish-brown, reticulated erythemas with induration on bilateral lower legs after 24-months duration of minocycline hydrochroride treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. In both cases, skin biopsies demonstrated vasculitis affecting a small-sized artery at the border of the dermis and subcutis. Serum antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) showed borderline elevation. In both cases cessation of minocycline administration resulted in rapid improvement of cutaneous lesions and constitutional symptoms. Recently, attention has been focused on drug-induced ANCA-positive vasculitis. Accumulation of previous case reports of minocycline-induced vasculitis with cutanenous lesions disclosed that the duration of the treatment before clinical symptoms averaged 35 months. Patients may present with livedoid skin lesions accompanied by fever, polyarthritis, autoimmune hepatitis and drug-induced lupus. Early recognition of ANCA-positive vasculitis is essential during long-term minocycline treatment, because cessation of the drug can result in complete resolution.View full abstractDownload PDF (204K) -
Keiko Fukuroku, Takuzou Nagano, Satoshi OginoArticle type: Article
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1159-1169
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSAtopic dermatitis is a common skin disorder with an age onset mainly from infancy to adolescence. Patients with this disorder usually have a long history of repeated relief and relapse. The aim of the present studies is to quantify the relationship between the QOL score of patients and symptomatic characteristics (including severity measured by SF-36). From November 2000 to February 2001. the study recruited 281 patients with atopic dermatitis who had been treated at the Nagano dermatology and allergology clinic. The results of this study demonstrated that the symptoms severity and pruritus grade had strong influences on QOL score, and the location of pruritic lesion on the neck had the strongest influence on their self-perceived health status. The patients group with moderate atopic dermatitis who showed pruritus lesion in face, neck, and or knee, and female had consistently lower scores than male on all of the subscales. In conclusion, it is critically important to control of pruritus, and to develop an appropriate management.View full abstractDownload PDF (158K) -
Keiko Yamaoka, Emiko Iguchi, Shigeru Kubota, Hiroyuki Tashimo, Michio ...Article type: Article
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1170-1176
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSAchieving successful treatment of bronchial asthma depends on its control by the patient. We implemented a program of educating asthma patients and conducted a QOL survey to objectively evaluate the patients' conditions. Thirty-nine asthma patients who were receiving treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid [beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP)] on an outpatient basis at our hospital, received instructions on proper drug administration in cooperation with the Pharmacy department of our hospital. The QOL survey (SF-36 and Marks et al. AQLQ) was conducted at the initial education session and again two months later. Thirty-two patients (82.0%) responded that they would like to continue to receive instructions on the administration of drugs. Significant improvements in Social, Concerns, Marks, and Scales were observed after the education. In addition, even those patients who stated that they did not want to receive instructions showed significant improvements in their QOL scores. The usefulness of patient education can be assessed by the change in the patients' QOL scores.View full abstractDownload PDF (119K) -
A CASE OF NEONATAL SEVERE HYPEREOSINOPHILIA ASSOCIATED WITH MESALAZINE ADMINISTERED DURING PREGNANCYHidenori Tanaka, Daisuke Katoh, Mamiko Shimizu, Toshiyuki Ohno, Sohich ...Article type: Article
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1177-1180
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Article type: Appendix
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1181-1189
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Article type: Index
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1190-1198
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Article type: Index
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1199-1201
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Article type: Index
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1202-1205
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Article type: Appendix
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1206-1212
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Article type: Cover
2002 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages Cover8-
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