To the Editor: Wills et al. (Sept. 1 issue)¹ recently described a study of three fluid solutions, including 6 percent dextran 70, for resuscitation of children with the dengue shock syndrome. The authors observed a high rate of allergic-type reactions (...

To the Editor: Wilder-Smith and Schwartz (Sept. 1 issue)¹ mention that serotypes of dengue virus are distinguishable by the plaque-reduction neutralization test.² But they neglect to include this test in Table 2 of the article, which lists laboratory ...

To the Editor: The large observational study by Lindenauer et al. (July 28 issue)¹ seems to confirm that the administration of beta-blockers improves the postoperative outcome of very high-risk patients undergoing major surgery. Owing to the ...

To the Editor: We question the electrocardiographic findings in the case of dextrocardia presented by Yin and Mohamed in Images in Clinical Medicine (Sept. 1 issue).¹ We agree that the reverse R-wave progression across the precordial leads, with the ...

To the Editor: In Case 28-2005 (Sept. 15 issue),¹ the authors describe a 42-year-old man who had a systemic necrotizing vasculitis secondary to the Churg–Strauss syndrome with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (with a serum creatinine level of 5.7 ...

To the Editor: Despite improvements in the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus, severe hypoglycemia is not rare among young patients. The incidence of severe hypoglycemia ranges from 0.02 to 0.07 case per patient–month, including episodic recurrence ...

To the Editor: An increasing number of patients with HIV infection and viral cirrhosis are receiving liver transplants; among such patients, short-term survival is similar to that among patients undergoing transplantation who do not have HIV infection.¹ ...

The cornea is the major refractive element of the eye. Its perfect transparency depends on the order of its collagen fibrils and an avascularity determined by intrinsic vasogenic inhibitors. Hydration is regulated by a posterior endothelial layer; ...

Acid–Base Disorders and Their Treatment is the second work on this subject by Madias and Gennari after a nearly 20-year hiatus since their first book, Acid–Base (Boston: Little, Brown, 1982). These two collaborators were joined by Adrogué and Galla in ...

This book is one of the best, most thorough overviews published on dwarfism and related topics. What makes it unique is the combination of the personal experience of the author with dwarfism (her daughter was born with achondroplasia) and her professional ...

Weighing in at close to 20 lb, this two-volume textbook is an excellent source of information concerning diagnostic and scientific aspects of dermatopathology. It should be no surprise that nearly 2000 pages would be required to cover the numerous ...

Sleep — A New Cardiovascular Frontier Editorial, N Engl J Med 2005:353;2070-2073.. On page 2071, in the left-hand column, lines 16 through 19 should have read, “. . . sudden death, death from heart failure, and cardiac transplantation occurred in 19 ...