Mycoplasma pneumoniae, first identified as the cause of Eaton agent pneumonia in 1962 by Chanock, Hayflick, and Barile, remains the only species of mycoplasma proven to be a human pathogen (Griffin and Crawford, 1969). It attacks mainly the respiratory system but is also a recognized cause of acute haemolytic anaemia (Peterson, Ham, and Finland, 1943) and erythema multiforme (Gordon and Lyell, ...

SIR,-Withdrawal symptoms following the cessation of long-term steroid therapy are well known. These include exacerbation of prior symptoms such as recurrence of arthritis and arthralgia in the rheumatoid patient, or fever, myalgia, hypotension, anorexia, nausea, lethargy, and desquamation of the skin. In severe cases, signs and symptoms of acute adrenal insufficiency may also occur. Over the pa...

BACKGROUND As taxanes are increasingly used in oncology, the myalgia-arthralgia syndrome (M-AS) that represents an adverse effect of these drugs is becoming more common. Nevertheless, information regarding predisposing factors, prevention, and therapy of the syndrome is still lacking. PATIENTS AND METHODS Women who had received docetaxel as part of the FEC-D(T) regimen for the adjuvant treatm...

Chikungunya virus is an Alphavirus belonging to the family Togaviridae that transmitted humans by infected Aedes mosquito. Patients develop fever, inflammatory arthritis, and rash during acute stage of infection. Although illness self-limiting, atypical severe cases are not uncommon, 60% may chronic symptoms persist for months or even longer durations. Having a distinct periodical epidemiologic...