The use of facsimile (fax) machines to transmit medical information.
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Two cases of cervical spine fractures presenting as cardiac arrest in one case and as a coma with pneumonia and cervical osteomyelitis in the other are discussed. They demonstrate the need for careful history taking as well as a cautious approach to the cervical spine when accurate historical data are not available.
We describe morphologically documented necrotizing cerebral vasculitis in a young man with ulcerative colitis. This case supports the evolving concept that ulcerative colitis may be accompanied by systemic vasculitis. The cerebral vasculitis was treated successfully with immunosuppressive therapy.
A case of the hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting with eosinophilic mastitis is described. The histopathology of the mastitis is illustrated and the patient's clinical course reported.
Bezoars in children are rare. Bezoars causing intestinal obstruction are even more unusual. We would like to report the first Gummi Bear Bezoar causing a large bowel obstruction in a child.