HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC porphyria is characterized clinically by severe photosensitivity, skin fragility, and hypertrichosis beginning in infancy or childhood,^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12} with resultant scleroderma-like changes in skin that is exposed to the ...

SINCE 1977, at least 11 published studies have suggested that the use of oral contraceptives protects women from ovarian cancer.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11} In 1983, results bearing on this association were reported from a preliminary analysis of data ...

APPROXIMATELY 3000 pregnancies per year in the United States are at risk for producing a child with homozygous sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin SS). Recent technical advances have provided safe and specific diagnostic methods applicable in these pregnancies,...

GARDNER'S syndrome is characterized by a combination of colonic adenomatous polyposis,^{1 , 2} benign soft-tissue and bony tumors,^{3 , 4} dental abnormalities,⁵ desmoid tumors,⁶ and extracolonic cancers.^{7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15} Colorectal adenocarcinoma ...

DEATH in childbirth has long plagued humanity. In the past 50 years the maternal mortality rate in the United States has declined markedly.¹ Nevertheless, death associated with childbirth is still a major public health problem. The Surgeon General's ...

LIVE-VIRUS vaccines have been well recognized as a cause of severe complications when inadvertently administered to recipients with impaired immunologic function.¹ The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been recognized as a severe ...

Presentation of Case

A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of anemia and hematuria.

She was well until 21 months earlier, when she was seen at this hospital because of long-standing pyuria with repeatedly negative urine cultures. ...

The pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections has raised many questions about medical and social practices. Specific issues regarding appropriate policies for immunization of individuals and populations at risk for HIV infections are ...

After hearing for several decades that computers will soon be able to assist with difficult diagnoses, the practicing physician may well wonder why the revolution has not occurred. Skepticism at this point is understandable. Few, if any, programs ...

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To the Editor: A high prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica infection has been reported in homosexual men. Sexual practices such as oral–anal intercourse are thought to facilitate transmission of the parasite.¹ The high rate of occurrence of amebic ...

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When I finished my training program in infectious diseases 12 years ago and realized that I would have major responsibilities in a clinical microbiology laboratory, I placed myself at the disposal of an experienced technologist who patiently guided me ...

This textbook is obviously designed for medical students, and announces its purpose: "it is specifically designed to meet the needs of students by achieving a balance of coverage without excessive detail." The focus, then, is on the courses of a ...

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The second edition of Human Growth has now appeared. Falkner and Tanner have edited a noteworthy set of three volumes that goes beyond a simple aggregation of essays on the subject. The logic of the contents and the sequence of chapters knit the text into ...

Here, the editors gathered a distinguished group to write their book, and they did well; some of the chapters are outstanding.

How does this book compare with its natural competitors, Williams Textbook of Endocrinology (7th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders,...

This new edition of a standard textbook is very welcome. Since the last edition was published in 1978, Braverman has replaced Werner as coeditor; the length of the book has increased by about 50 percent, the weight by 1 1/2 lb., and the number of ...

Biomedical Science

Anatomy: A regional atlas of the human body. Third edition. By Carmine D. Clemente. 439 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1987. $42.50.

Anti-la Antibodies in the Treatment of Autoimmune Disease. (Immune Intervention. ...

ADVANCES AND CONTROVERSIES IN CLINICAL PEDIATRICS

The course will be offered in San Francisco, April 2–4.

Contact Extended Programs in Med. Educ., Univ. of California, Rm. U-569, San Francisco, CA 94143; or call (415) 476–4251.

FAMILY PRACTICE

A ...