PSORIASIS is a common disease, often disfiguring and disabling. In 1974, an effective treatment for psoriasis, orally administered 8-methoxy-psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation (320 to 440 nm, UVA), known as PUVA, was reported.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} ...

MEMBRANOUS glomerulonephritis typifies nephropathies mediated by immune complexes, because the granular deposition involving immunoglobulins and complement components is invariably detected along glomerular capillary walls.^{1 2 3} Some of the antigens in ...

THE past two decades have produced many contradictory reports about the effects of maternal urinary-tract infections during pregnancy on the fetus. There have been both claims and denials that such infections increase perinatal mortality rates, increase ...

EACH year there are 42,000 new cases of prostatic carcinoma in the United States,¹ and with 17,000 deaths per year, it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American men.² Despite these alarming statistics, it can be calculated that 30 per ...

WE recently helped establish the diagnosis of leprosy by finding many Mycobacteria leprae in aspirated bone-marrow histiocytes. Macrophages containing lepra bacilli are found in other tissues,^{1 , 2} and the bacilli are present in the marrow^{1 , 3 4 5} in ...

IN 1966 Davis et al.¹ described two girls with chronic eczema, recurrent staphylococcal infections and an abnormal inflammatory response with the formation of "cold" staphylococcal abscesses (Job's syndrome). Buckley et al.² observed ...

URINARY calculi form when the concentration of the crystal-forming substances of which they are composed exceeds solubility. That even this apparent truism generates discussion and requires clarification highlights the state of ferment in the study of ...

Presentation of Case

A 41-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a pelvic mass.

The patient was gravida 3, para 2, with one miscarriage. She was previously well, with regular menses. An intrauterine coil and later a Dalkon shield were used ...

Psoriasis is a chronic cutaneous disorder of unknown cause that afflicts at least 2 per cent of the population of the United States. The manifestations of psoriasis range from a few localized lesions to a generalized exfoliative erythroderma; the ...

Few issues in infectious disease have produced as much controversy as Kass' observation two decades ago that bacteriuria during pregnancy was associated with low birth weight and increased perinatal morbidity.¹ There are several likely reasons for this ...

In a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, economist Keith Leffler wrote a provocative essay on physician manpower and national health insurance from which one can distill three principal conclusions¹:

"Nearly all facts about the market for physicians ...

In 1969, two attenuated rubella vaccines were licensed for use in the United States. Since that time, the practice in this country has been to immunize school-age children to reduce the reservoir and spread of the virus.¹ This policy is in contrast with ...

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To the Editor: We had previously reported the potential usefulness of fetal plasma creatine phosphokinase for the in utero diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.¹ Table 1 shows our findings in an enlarged series of male fetuses at risk for Duchenne ...

To the Editor: We read with interest the paper concerning capping in muscular dystrophy by Pickard et al. in the October 19, 1978, issue of the Journal.

We have now investigated lymphocyte capping in nine patients with muscular dystrophy (seven Duchenne ...

To the Editor: The Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health¹ purports to "suggest future lines of inquiry where there are gaps in existing knowledge," yet it contains no recommendations for research in its chapter on lung cancer (chapter 5, pages 1 ...

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To the Editor: The syndrome of transient global amnesia is manifested by an abrupt onset of profound memory loss and disorientation without change in consciousness. The episodes last for several hours, but memory gradually returns to normal. There is no ...

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The author has undertaken to choose subject matter that has considerable "specificity for adolescence." He includes aspects of care, physiologic change and clinical conditions unique to, or remarkably common in, adolescence, and he excludes clinical ...

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Under the editorship of two clinical cardiologists, long associated with ambulatory care and rehabilitation of the cardiac patient, this volume comprises 14 scholarly but practical chapters written by 19 experts. It deals comprehensively with the ...

The history of the debate in the United States over national health insurance (NHI) is now over 60 years old. Many issues have been discussed, including costs, benefits, number of plans, co-payments, administration, role of the insurance companies, ...

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The receipt of the following books is acknowledged, and this listing must be regarded as sufficient return for the courtesy of the sender. Books that appear to be of particular interest will be reviewed as space permits.

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GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING IN GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

The revised Guidelines for Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, prepared by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, is available from the Executive Office of the American Society for ...

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