To the Editor: Mai et al. (Dec. 13 issue) report that dexamethasone improved survival among patients with definite bacterial meningitis.¹ However, dexamethasone was associated with decreased survival in the group of patients with probable meningitis, ...

To the Editor: We respectfully challenge the notion of Iannuzzi and colleagues (Nov. 22 issue)¹ that in all cases (other than cases of Löfgren's syndrome) “a biopsy specimen should be obtained from the involved organ that is most easily accessed.” We ...

To the Editor: In their discussion of a woman with rash, fever, and hypotension, Sabatine et al. (Nov. 22 issue)¹ state that the patient was being treated with doxycycline for possible cellulitis of the face 2 days before admission. One day before ...

To the Editor: In my review of African American Bioethics: Culture, Race, and Identity, edited by Lawrence Prograis, Jr., and Edmund D. Pellegrino (Jan. 10 issue),¹ I failed to cite passages from Lynn Smitherman's review of the same book, published in ...

To the Editor: Type 2 citrullinemia is an adult-onset, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by episodes of hyperammonemic encephalopathy. It is caused by mutations in the SLC25A13 gene, which encodes the liver-specific isoform of the mitochondrial ...

To the Editor: Trastuzumab, an antibody against the protein product of the human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) gene, improves progression-free survival and overall survival when added to chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast ...