Cutis laxa (CL), or elastolysis, is a rare inherited or acquired connective tissue disorder where the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds. Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by diminished lacrimal and salivary gland function. SS may be a primary disease and may accompany other rheumatologic diseases. To our knowledge, the simultaneous occurrenc...

The combination of Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS) with intracranial vascular malformations is documented by angiography in a 25 year old man with the classical features of KTWS: systematized naevi, hypertrophy of the right side, and varicosis. In addition, the syndrome was associated with "cuts laxa", a coincidence of somar rarity. The patient suffered from an ischaemic infarct of the ...

Anogenital irritation is a fairly common complaint by women in a general practitioner's surgery. No age group is exempt, if nappy rash is included, but strictly speaking pruritus is itching or irritation rather than soreness. In this region pruritus is a particularly distressing complaint because to attempt to relieve it by scratching is socially unacceptable. For this reason, parents may consu...

1. The polysaccharide fractions from each of five yeast-like fungi produce rapid, fatal anaphylactic shock in guinea pigs passively sensitized with antiserum from rabbits immunized against the killed organisms. 2. Cross-anaphylactic reactions with heterologous polysaccharide fractions are frequent. They parallel closely the cross-precipitin reactions, thus adding evidence in favor of the identi...

Reminiscences of the Early Days of the PhysioScientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods: logical Congresses: PROFESSOR L.oN FREDEFuICQ 205 A Simple Method for Finding Any Particular Object in a Microscope Slide Preparation: DR Obituary: EDWARD C. ROSENOW ................ 219 Recent Deaths......... 207 Special Articles: Scientific Events: Studies of Mean Sealevel: PROFESSOR DOUGLAS The Botanic ...