Vasculitis of the testis, although common pathologically, has been difficult to diagnose clinically and to detect noninvasively. This report describes the added benefit of MR imaging in directing clinical management in a patient where the first manifestation of vasculitis was scrotal pain and swelling. This subject was diagnosed and treated for epididymitis. Although he had a normal appearing testis on sonography, magnetic resonance showed testicular changes more characteristic for focal infarcts which led to testicular biopsy and to altered diagnosis and treatment.

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The fate of patients with nondiagnostic lymph node biopsies.

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Sudden infant death syndrome: plasma vitamin E levels and dietary factors.

Vitamin E and selenium deficiency have previously been suggested to be responsible for the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). New experimental data reveal that this is not the case since vitamin E as well as plasma selenium levels of SID infants are approximately equal to those of normal controls. Although breast feeding was believed to have a protective effect against SIDS, a statistical study of groups of SID- and control infants in San Diego County indicate no such correlation. Totally or partially breast-fed SID infants actually died at an earlier age than those fed by formula only (p=0.02). Compared to matched normal controls, SID infants appear to have received a less varied diet with a lower incidence of extradietary vitamin supplementation (p=0.02). There is also a somewhat greater prevalence of mothers smoking during pregnancy in the SID group (one-tail p=0.05).

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