Abstract   Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, hereditary, multisystemic disease affecting   the skin, eye, and cardiovascular system. Renal involvement is uncommon.   We describe two cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) in two women with   distinctive skin lesions and nephrocalcinosis that renal ultrasonography showed a   characteristic pattern of dotted increased echogenicity in the cort...

In this issue of the journal, Friedland et al. (4) present a retrospective analysis of the two CANVAS trials (3), employing the newer endpoints from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (7). First, they are to be congratulated for having the foresight to include sufficient measurements in their trial to allow the reanalysis even prior to the issuance of the new guidelines. The analysis e...

This article describes a quality improvement project in which early skin-to-skin (STS) contact, in the operating room (OR) and during recovery, was used as an intervention to increase the success of breastfeeding initiation among healthy infants after cesarean, at a large, urban, acute care teaching hospital. The nursing role is key for the intervention, but the program involves the entire peri...

Lipoid proteinosis, a rare autosomal recessive disorder, presents in early childhood with hoarseness, skin infiltration and thickening, beaded papules on eyelid margins, and facial acneiform or pock- like scars. Although

A 26-year-old married female presented with a complaint of recurrent multiple ulcerative lesions on her body. After complete history and physical examination, a diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta was made. Dermatitis artefacta remains undiagnosed for quite some time because of its atypical skin changes, diverse methods used for producing skin lesions, lack of awareness about the disorder on the ...