History of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Although the first description of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is generally credited to Stein and Leventhal in 1935, it may have been observed as early as 1721, when the Italian scientist Antonio Vallisneri observed “young married peasant women, moderately obese and infertile, with two larger than normal ovaries, bumpy and shiny, whitish, just like pigeo...

idiopathic hyperkalemia and hypertension with decreased plasma renin activity: effects on plasma renin and aldosterone of reducing the serum potassium level. Med J Aust 1968; 2: 1050–1054 5. Arnold JE, Healy JK. Hyperkalemia, hypertension and systemic acidosis without renal failure associated with a tubular defect in potassium excretion. Am J Med 1969; 47: 461–472 6. Mansfield T, Simon D, Farfe...

THE syndrome originally described by Marfan (1896) under the name "dolichostenomalia" was subsequently called "Marfan's syndrome", but Achard (1902) suggested the term "arachnodactyly" because of the spiderlike appearance of the extended fingers. Since the orginal description of Marfan, well over 300 cases have been recorded in the literature. The condition is characterized by abnormal height, ...

For many years a number of workers have studied the relation between arterial occlusion or compression in man, produced by various pathological processes, and peripheral nerve abnormality. The whole subject was authoritatively reviewed by Richards (1951). There is ample evidence, clinical, histological, and electrical, that ischaemia of a nerve has an adverse effect upon it. Persisting nerve da...

A taxonomic revision of the genus Megalostomis Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae: Clytrini: Megalostomina) is provided, including new data on geographic ranges. Two new species and 34 new synonymies are proposed within the genus Megalostomis, leaving 42 valid species in the genus. A checklist of the species of Megalostomis is provided, with information on host plants,...

IN 1930 Britton showed that extracts of the adrenal cortex administered to norma-l or adrenalectomised animals caused elevation of the blood sugar and increased the glycogen content of muscle and liver tissue. Subsequently Ingle (1941) reported the occurrence of glycosuria when cortisone was administered to normal rats. Sprague and colleagues, (1950a) described diabetic responses to glucose tol...

Transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty addresses excess skin, muscle, and fat through an infraciliary cutaneous incision. This approach offers excellent exposure to the fat pads; however, violation of the orbital septum may result in postoperative lower eyelid retraction, with resultant aesthetic disfigurement as well as exposure keratoconjunctivitis.1 The transconjunctival approach to lower bleph...