An Unemployed Gentleman Scholar

James L. Flanagan: A Scholar and a True Gentleman [Reflections]

James L. Flanagan J ames (Jim) L. Flanagan was born 26 August 1925 and grew up on a cotton farm in Greenwood, Mississippi. He graduated from high school in 1943 and completed his freshman year at Mississippi State University before joining the U.S. Army at age 18. He returned home about three years later, picked up his studies with the help of the G.I. Bill, and graduated with a B.S. degree in ...

An attenuated philosophical gentleman.

Dr. Joseph Black had at one time, a house near us to the west. He was a striking and beautiful person; tall, very thin, and cadaverously pale; his hair carefully powdered, though there was little of it except what was collected in a long thin queue; his eyes dark, clear and large, like deep pools of pure water. He wore black speckless clothes, silk stockings, silver buckles, and either a slim g...

Eileen Gentleman

Seasonal onychomadesis in an elderly gentleman

A 79-year-old man with a history of dementia and hypertension initially presented with a ten year history of Beau's lines and seasonal nail shedding of his fingernails only. He denied any exposure to heavy metals, unusual activities or food. He stated that the seasonal nail shedding had been occurring for the last 5-10 years. On examination, six out of ten fingernails had been affected. He had ...

A Gentleman with an Unusual Cause of Hypoalbuminemia

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare syndrome of gastrointestinal protein loss that may complicate a variety of diseases. The primary causes can be divided into erosive gastrointestinal disorders, nonerosive gastrointestinal disorders, and disorders involving increased central venous pressure or mesenteric lymphatic obstruction. Herein, we report on a 65-year-old man with PLE caused by in...