[Comparative studies of airway deposition of 99mTc-DTPA aerosol particles among 4 different nebulizers by pulmonary scintillation method].

The inhalation therapy is one of the important treatment of bronchial asthma. The effectiveness of the therapy, however, is different depending on the size of particles produced by each inhalation equipment. Therefore, we have tried to clarify the relationship between the size of inhaled particles and the deposition rate in the lung by using different types of equipment.

[Clinical significant correlation between to the onset of bronchial asthma in children and family history of allergic diseases. Part 2. The onset of allergic diseases of their parents and bronchial asthma in children].

Eighty asthmatic and 53 non-asthmatic children were evaluated in order to find out the relationship between the onset of bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis of parents. The results are as it follows. Total serum IgE levels relate to current symptoms but not to the onset of parents' allergic diseases.

[Clinical significant correlation between to the onset of bronchial asthma in children and family history of allergic diseases. Part 1. Comparison of various allergic diseases in the family history and onset of bronchial asthma in children].

Two hundred and forty seven asthmatic and 246 non-asthmatic children were evaluated in order to find out the relationship between onset of asthma, family history of allergic diseases (FH) and environmental factors. The results are as it follows. Child with asthmatic symptoms shows high total serum IgE levels with/without FH.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and xanthine calculi in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

We report a case of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) with urinary xanthine calculi. At eight years of age calculi in the renal pelvis were successfully disintegrated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) without any complications. Follow-up sonography is very useful for management of patients with LNS, particularly when they are on allopurinol therapy.

[Long-term follow up studies of bronchial asthma in children. II. Prognosis and complications, treatment and allergic evaluations].

A questionnaire on the prognosis of bronchial asthma was sent in 1988 to 1592 patients (1038 males, 554 females) averaging 20 years of age after 12 years' follow up. We reported on the prognosis and risk factors associated with asthmatic children in part I. The relation between prognosis and other allergic complications, treatment and laboratory data were investigated in this study.

[Long-term follow-up studies of bronchial asthma in children. I. Prognosis and risk factors].

A questionnaire on the prognosis of bronchial asthma was sent in 1988 to 1,592 patients (1,038 males, 554 females) averaging 20 years of age after 12 years' follow up. The results were as follows: 75.6% in remission, 18.