IN 1982 we reported that two correlates of homosexual behavior in men — having had syphilis and never having been married — were related to the incidence of anal cancer.¹ Two subsequent studies also observed that men who had never married had an increased ...

PNEUMOCYSTIS carinii pneumonia occurs as a complication of immunosuppression in patients who have received cancer chemotherapy or an organ transplant, and is now recognized as the most frequent pulmonary infection and the most common cause of death in ...

HEMOPHILIA A, one of the most common inherited bleeding disorders in humans, is due to a defect in coagulation factor VIII. The X linkage of the factor VIII gene accounts for both the prevalence of the disease, with 1 male in 5000 affected throughout the ...

THE discovery of protein C, its function as an anticoagulant, and aspects of its regulation have been among the most exciting recent topics in hematology.¹ A deficiency of protein C has been proposed as a cause of thrombosis,^{2 , 3} and two lines of ...

DENTAL caries (tooth decay) is a chronic infectious disease in which the active agent or agents are members of the indigenous oral flora. Carious lesions result primarily from the dissolution of mineral in enamel and dentin by acids produced during ...

PURE red-cell aplasia is a syndrome characterized by severe anemia, reticulocytopenia, and an absence of erythroid precursor cells in bone marrow that is otherwise normal. This failure of erythropoiesis has been shown to be antibody-mediated in almost ...

Presentation of Case

A 15-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of a progressive cutaneous disorder.

He was born of an uneventful full-term third pregnancy and vaginal delivery and apparently developed normally as an infant. Soon after his ...

During the past year, the number of deaths from Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis in the United States exceeded the combined number of deaths from meningococcal infections, all types of viral hepatitis and encephalitis, gonorrhea, syphilis, varicella, ...

Genetic disorders are most often diagnosed in affected persons on the basis of clinical and family histories, physical examination, and clinical laboratory tests. Diagnosis based on analysis of DNA samples from patients and their families is a more recent ...

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To the Editor: In 1984 we reported observing an improved response rate in patients with advanced neuroblastoma (Evans¹ Stage III and IV), all of whom were more than one year of age at diagnosis, treated with either of two chemotherapy regimens: ...

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To the Editor: Dr. Nathan is correct in pointing out (April 16 issue)* that any public policy that attempts to limit funding and therefore the numbers of residents in subspecialty programs will affect the availability of clinical training for persons ...

These two books have many features in common. They cover the same basic clinical information and present it in a similar chronological sequence. With minor variations, this progressive sequence can be expressed as the rule of threes: zero to three minutes ...

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Increasing knowledge of cutaneous anatomy as applied to the development of regional and free composite tissue transfers represents a most exciting and rapidly progressing advance in plastic and reconstructive surgery. This comprehensive book, written by ...

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HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

A seminar entitled "Current Trends and Future Directions in Hospital Information Systems" will be offered in Chicago, Nov. 9 and 10.

Contact Arline Fisher, Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Assoc., 5 Revere Dr., Suite 510, Northbrook, IL ...