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Herbert H Pomerance

Publications and source records attributed to Herbert H Pomerance.

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The usual childhood diseases: forgotten but not gone.

With the advent of vaccine protection for many diseases, many of today's practitioners have never seen cases of what were the common childhood diseases. If any of these diseases returns, there is a risk that the practitioner will not recognize it. This article tries to establish why the diseases may return and to describe the diseases with photographs.

Chickenpox↗
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Clinicopathologic conference: Barth Syndrome.

A case of Barth Syndrome is presented and discussed by both clinician and pathologist, in this traditional clinico-pathologic conference. The current understanding of etiology is included, including elevation of 3-methylglutaconic acid (3MGC).

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
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Lethal infantile cortical hyperostosis.

We present an unusual case of the rare occurrence of lethal infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey disease). Clinical and Pathological aspects are discussed.

Bone and Bones↗
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Clinico-pathologic conference: 18-month old boy with fever and severe respiratory infection.

An 18-month-old boy with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) due to an IL2-y-receptor defect had a successful engraftment following a related mismatched allogenic bone transplant. He subsequently developed post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder, with severe respiratory infection which resulted in death. The case presentation is followed by a discussion with differential diagnosis of the clinical findings, and then by a discussion of the pathology found and the implications of this diagnosis.

Antigens, CD20↗
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Infant with high arched palate, bell-shaped chest, joint contractures, and intrauterine fractures.

A case is presented of a female newborn infant delivered with an Apgar Score of 1, who could not be resuscitated. There was a high arched palate, bell-shaped chest, contractures of writes inflexion, ankles and knees in extension, and intrauterine fractures. Clinical discussion led to a diagnosis of arthrogryposis secondary to fetal akinesia syndrome caused by nemaline myopathy. Pathology and pathologic discussion confirmed this diagnosis.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
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Clinico-pathologic conference: 12-year-old girl with fatigue, anemia, weight loss, abdominal distention, and occasional nausea and vomiting.

A clinicopathologic case is presented. The patient was a 12-year-old white girl with a history of fatigue and dizziness, occasional nausea and vomiting, and anemia, who showed abdominal distention, especially in the epigastrium. An epigastric mass was palpable. Gastroscopy was done, and surgery followed. Pertinent laboratory findings are presented, and clinical discussion follows. The pathology is then presented and discussed.

Abdomen↗