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Green KE, Green JJ. Erythema Ab Igne Associated With Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc 2023; 98:826-827. [PMID: 37270269 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Division of Dermatology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
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Abdali S, Hamlyn A, Pyle TM, Green JJ. TANS Syndrome: Tanorexia, Anorexia, and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer. Cutis 2022; 108:E5-E6. [PMID: 35100540 DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Selli Abdali
- Ms. Abdali is from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamlyn is from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York. Drs. Pyle and Green are from the Division of Dermatology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
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- Ms. Abdali is from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamlyn is from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York. Drs. Pyle and Green are from the Division of Dermatology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
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- Ms. Abdali is from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamlyn is from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York. Drs. Pyle and Green are from the Division of Dermatology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
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- Ms. Abdali is from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamlyn is from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York. Drs. Pyle and Green are from the Division of Dermatology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
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Perz AM, Fawaz B, Pyle T, Butala N, Green JJ. Dupilumab for the Treatment of Actinic Prurigo. Skinmed 2021; 19:471-472. [PMID: 35022123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A 42-year-old Latino man with a medical history of vitiligo presented to our outpatient clinic with a 25-year history of a recurrent, itchy eruption on his face and hands. Physical examination revealed pink, scaly, erythematous, lichenified papules and plaques with overlying crusts, photodistributed on the nose, chin, cheeks, hands, and ears (Figures 1a and 2a). The lips were edematous with hemorrhagic crusting, and conjunctival injection and partial corneal opacities were noted (Figures 1b-1c). Histologic evaluation demonstrated psoriasiform hyperplasia with hyper-granulosis and a superficial perivascular infiltrate composed of lymphocytes, histiocytes, and eosinophils. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II typing was positive for HLA-DRB1*0407, thus confirming the diagnosis of actinic prurigo (AP).
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- Division of Dermatology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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- Division of Dermatology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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- Department of Dermatology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Lancaster, CA
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- Division of Dermatology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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Darji K, Butala N, Manders SM, Green JJ. Bullous Amyloidosis Masquerading as Pseudoporphyria. Cutis 2021; 108:E25-E28. [PMID: 34826289 DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Amyloidosis is not a singular disease but describes a group of diseases that result from abnormalities in protein folding and metabolism, leading to β-sheet polymers and amyloid fibrils. Cutaneous involvement is common and may occur as a primary disorder or secondary to systemic disease. Bullous skin changes, however, are rare occurrences in cutaneous amyloidosis. Bullous amyloidosis presents with characteristic histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescence patterns, all of which allow for careful distinction from other similar diseases. Importantly, bullous amyloidosis should prompt consideration of an underlying diagnosis of a lymphoproliferative disorder. We present the case of a woman who was diagnosed with bullous amyloidosis due to multiple myeloma after an extensive workup initially suggested other bullous diseases. We highlight the importance of recognizing this rare entity to prevent delay in diagnosis and management of its underlying cause.
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- Kavita Darji
- Dr. Darji is from the Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, Missouri. Dr. Butala is from the Dermatology Department, Lancaster Medical Offices, Kaiser Permanente, California. Drs. Manders and Green are from the Department of Dermatology, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey
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- Dr. Darji is from the Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, Missouri. Dr. Butala is from the Dermatology Department, Lancaster Medical Offices, Kaiser Permanente, California. Drs. Manders and Green are from the Department of Dermatology, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey
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- Dr. Darji is from the Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, Missouri. Dr. Butala is from the Dermatology Department, Lancaster Medical Offices, Kaiser Permanente, California. Drs. Manders and Green are from the Department of Dermatology, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey
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- Dr. Darji is from the Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, Missouri. Dr. Butala is from the Dermatology Department, Lancaster Medical Offices, Kaiser Permanente, California. Drs. Manders and Green are from the Department of Dermatology, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey
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DiBiagio JR, Pyle T, Green JJ. Reviewing the use of imiquimod for molluscum contagiosum. Dermatol Online J 2018; 24:13030/qt3b4606qt. [PMID: 30142710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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We discuss imiquimod associated with non-application site mucosal reactions and two of our own clinical cases. In one of our patients, erosive cheilitis developed in a young boy after using topical imiquimod 5% cream for 5 nights weekly on bilateral cheeks, chin, and near vermillion border for molluscum contagiosum. The case is discussed with concerns for imiquimod use in molluscum contagiosum when used near mucosal surfaces.
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- Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Bishop CJ, Abubaker-Sharif B, Guiriba T, Tzeng SY, Green JJ. Gene delivery polymer structure-function relationships elucidated via principal component analysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:12134-7. [PMID: 26126593 PMCID: PMC4568840 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc04417k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Principal component analysis was applied to a biomaterial library of poly(beta-amino ester)s, useful for non-viral gene delivery, to elucidate chemical parameters that drive biological function. Correlative relationships and principal components were analyzed between 24 physico-chemical polymer properties and 3 cell-based functional variables in human glioblastoma cells (transfection, uptake, and viability).
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- C J Bishop
- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Translational Tissue Engineering Center, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore MD, USA.
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Tang R, Millett CR, Green JJ. Amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated by pneumomediastinum. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2013; 6:40-43. [PMID: 23556036 PMCID: PMC3613273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disease of unclear etiology with characteristic cutaneous and musculoskeletal findings. Amyopathic dermatomyositis is a subtype without musculoskeletal involvement. Many cases of dermatomyositis are associated with underlying malignancy, but pulmonary manifestations can also be seen, the most common of which is interstitial lung disease. Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication that is important for clinicians to recognize, as it may be fatal if left untreated. The sudden onset of facial edema and shortness of breath in the setting of dermatomyositis should raise the suspicion of this condition.
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- Randy Tang
- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey
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Kopp SA, High WA, Green JJ. Levamisole-induced Wegener's granulomatosis following contaminated cocaine abuse. Skinmed 2012; 10:254-256. [PMID: 23008947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A 44-year-old woman with a medical history of chronic pain syndrome presented with a 3-day history of a painful "rash" that started on her face and spread to her legs. Further history revealed that she recently started a new medication, varenicline, 7 weeks prior to admission and had a long-standing history of intranasal cocaine use. Review of systems was significant for rhinitis, nasal congestion, joint pain, and a febrile episode 2 days prior to admission. Physical examination revealed centrally violaceous, tender, stellate, and retiform purpuric patches and plaques on her extremities, nasal dorsum, and cheeks. Approximately 1.0-centimeter tender purpuric nodules were noted on her bilateral second proximal interphalangeal joints. She was afebrile. Initial laboratory data revealed a mild leukopenia, normal serum urea nitrogen and creatinine without hematuria, and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Further analysis showed a normal complement level, negative antinuclear antibody, human immunodeficiency virus, rapid plasma reagin, and hepatitis panel. Trace cryoglobenemia and a positive anti-streptolysin O were noted, along with a positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) (> 8.0 U) and perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, or p-ANCA (1.5 U). The hypercoagulable workup was negative. A skin biopsy taken from the left thigh was consistent with leukocytoclastic vasculitis. After several weeks of high-dose oral prednisone taper, the patient's symptoms improved, but flared upon discontinuation. On follow-up, she admitted to frequent relapses of cocaine abuse and had developed tender purpuric plaques on her nose, ears, and extremities, some with ulcerations (Figure 1 and Figure 2). She also had significant edema and joint pain that limited her ambulation. Further evaluation revealed normal chest x-ray results; however, computed tomography of her sinuses demonstrated thickened maxillary sinuses consistent with subacute/ chronic sinusitis. She also developed hematuria. Mass spectrometry analysis ofhair and urine samples tested positive for cocaine and levamisole. A presumptive diagnosis of levamisole-induced Wegener's vasculitis was made. She was restarted on high-dose prednisone and methotrexate with improvement and advised to discontinue cocaine use, so as to avoid exposure to both substances.
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- Sandra A Kopp
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, NJ, USA.
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Green JJ, Bush DF, Hahn JW. College Activism Reassessed: The Development of Activists and Nonactivists from Successive Cohorts. The Journal of Social Psychology 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1984.9924542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ilyas EN, Hanson MR, Lawrence N, Green JJ. Gnatophyma: A rare rosacea phyma variant. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 55:165-6. [PMID: 16781318 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2005] [Revised: 09/01/2005] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We describe the case of a 64-year-old man with a cutaneous carcinoid tumor. Clinical investigation and diagnostic studies failed to reveal an internal primary tumor. Five cases of primary cutaneous carcinoid tumor have been reported in the literature. Interestingly, our patient had coexisting lichen planus, which has been reported previously in association with carcinoid.
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- Clara-Dina Cokonis
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Marlton, New Jersey, USA
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Ilyas EN, Grana G, Green JJ. Inflammatory actinic keratoses secondary to systemic chemotherapy. Cutis 2005; 75:167-8. [PMID: 15839360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Traditionally, systemic 5-fluorouracil has been associated with a reaction that produces inflammation of preexisting and subclinical actinic keratoses (AKs). We report a case of an inflammatory reaction occurring in AKs secondary to the use of doxorubicin. The cutaneous reaction was successfully managed with the application of high-potency topical steroids over the body and with pain management. When the doxorubicin was discontinued and another agent (paclitaxel) was instituted, the cutaneous reaction gradually diminished.
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- Erum N Ilyas
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Cooper Health System, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, USA
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Levine EG, Green JJ, Heymann WR. Western Blotting as the Confirmatory Test for Syphilis in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 140:490-1. [PMID: 15096386 DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.4.490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Ow Sullivan MM, Green JJ, Przybycien TM. Development of a novel gene delivery scaffold utilizing colloidal gold–polyethylenimine conjugates for DNA condensation. Gene Ther 2003; 10:1882-90. [PMID: 14502217 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have developed a novel gene delivery scaffold based on DNA plasmid condensation with colloidal gold/polyethylenimine conjugates. This scaffold system was designed to enable systematic study of the relationships between DNA complex physical properties and transfection efficiency. Using an enhanced green fluorescent protein-coding reporter plasmid and a Chinese hamster ovary cell line, we have measured the transfection efficiencies of our complexes using flow cytometry and their cytotoxicities using the trypan blue assay. We have also assayed complex particle morphologies using atomic force microscopy, photon correlation spectroscopy, and a novel plasmon absorbance peak position analysis. We achieved comparable rates of transfection relative to the commonly used polycationic condensation agents calcium phosphate and LipofectAMINE, with comparably low cytotoxicities. In addition, by manipulating colloidal gold concentration, we could partially decouple complex physical properties including charge ratio, size, DNA loading, and polyethylenimine concentration. Our morphological analyses showed that complexes with a diameter of a few hundred nanometers and a charge ratio of approximately 8 perform best in our transfection efficiency assays. The use of colloidal gold as a component in our delivery system provides a versatile system for manipulating complex properties and morphology as well as a convenient scaffold for planned ligand conjugation studies.
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- M M Ow Sullivan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a locally aggressive, rarely metastatic, spindle cell tumor. Trauma has been associated with its development. Since the 1940s, malignant tumors have been described to occur in sites of smallpox vaccination scars. Five cases in the literature document DFSP arising in sites of prior immunizations. We report a case of DFSP occurring in a smallpox vaccination scar and review the available literature.
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- Justin J Green
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, USA
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Newbery DM, Chuyong GB, Green JJ, Songwe NC, Tchuenteu F, Zimmermann L. Does low phosphorus supply limit seedling establishment and tree growth in groves of ectomycorrhizal trees in a central African rainforest? New Phytol 2002; 156:297-311. [PMID: 33873273 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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• In a forest grove at Korup dominated by the ectomycorrhizal species Microberlinia bisulcata , an experiment tested whether phosphorus (P) was a limiting nutrient. • P-fertilization of seven subplots 1995-97 was compared with seven controls. It led to large increases in soil P concentrations. Trees were measured in 1995 and 2000. M. bisulcata and four other species were transplanted into the treatments, and a wild cohort of M. bisulcata seedlings was followed in both. Leaf litter fall from trees and seedlings were analysed for nutrients. • Growth of trees was not affected by added P. Transplanted seedlings survived better in the controls than added-P subplots: they did not grow better with added-P. M. bisulcata wildlings survived slightly better in the added-P subplots in yr 1 but not later. Litter fall and transplanted survivors had much higher concentrations of P (not N) in the added-P than control subplots. • Under current conditions, it appears that P does not limit growth of trees or hinder seedling establishment, especially of M. bisculcata , in these low-P grove soils.
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- D M Newbery
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern Switzerland
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern Switzerland
- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), MINREST, Ekona Centre, PMB 25, Buea, SW Province, Cameroon
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern Switzerland
- Deceased
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- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), MINREST, Ekona Centre, PMB 25, Buea, SW Province, Cameroon
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- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), MINREST, Ekona Centre, PMB 25, Buea, SW Province, Cameroon
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern Switzerland
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Green JJ, Heymann WR. Urticaria and angioedema. Adv Dermatol 2002; 17:141-82. [PMID: 11758115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- J J Green
- Division of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, USA
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Heymann WR, Gans EH, Manders SM, Green JJ, Haimowitz JE. Xerosis in hypothyroidism: a potential role for the use of topical thyroid hormone in euthyroid patients. Med Hypotheses 2001; 57:736-9. [PMID: 11918437 DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Xerosis is an extraordinarily common problem in dermatology. Despite the knowledge of well recognized aggravating factors, its etiology is an enigma, and the management of the condition is often suboptimal. Dry skin may be a manifestation of hypothyroidism. The nature of this association is reviewed, culminating in the speculation that topical thyroid hormone may represent a useful modality in euthyroid patients with xerosis or other disorders of keratinization.
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- W R Heymann
- Division of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, USA.
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• Regeneration of the dominant ectomycorrhizal tree Microberlinia bisulcata in groves in Korup, Central Africa, is very poor. The hypothesis was tested that this species is more shade intolerant than other co-occurring species. • In two 1-yr trials, each with M. bisulcata and four other species at a nursery close to Korup, growth was measured under five PAR levels, with ± added P and ± watering in the dry season. In parallel experiments the effects of PAR with two R : FR ratios were investigated. • Increasing PAR had a consistent effect on the rates of increase in plant mass and on changes in the other variables. Doubling soil P, watering and halving the R : FR ratio had almost no effect. However, across species, mass at low PAR and relative growth rate related positively and negatively, respectively, to seed mass. • One contributing factor for the poor recruitment of M. bisulcata is therefore its low survival and slow growth at low PAR, due to its small seed size. The two codominant ectomycorrhizal grove species of Tetraberlinia, with larger seeds, were less affected by low PAR.
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- J J Green
- Present address: Land Management Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen AB21 9TQ, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland
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• The poor regeneration of Microberlinia bisulcata in groves in Korup, Central Africa was investigated in the forest to highlight factors that interact with light. • Survival and growth of nursery-grown seedlings of M. bisulcata with four other species in each of two 1-yr trials were recorded after transplantation into quadrats differing in PAR. Total mass was predicted for PAR treatments in nursery trials reported separately. • Plant mass was strongly dependent on PAR for all species. At low PAR, across species, plant mass was positively related to seed mass. Forest : nursery mass ratios decreased with increasing PAR; M. bisulcata had the lowest ratios of all species at high PAR. Leaf weight ratio declined more steeply with increasing PAR in the forest than in the nursery and this was particularly marked for M. bisulcata. • Herbivory was the most probable cause of leaf loss. Forest : nursery ratios were negatively correlated with species' abundances in the forest. Besides its small seed size and shade intolerance, M. bisulcata is highly susceptible to leaf loss when illuminated. Opportunities for seedling release are thus very low.
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- J J Green
- Present address: Land Management Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen AB21 9TQ, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland
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Green JJ, Lawrence N, Heymann WR. Generalized ulcerative sarcoidosis induced by therapy with the flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser. Arch Dermatol 2001; 137:507-8. [PMID: 11295944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Green JJ. Coexistent Cutaneous Cryptococcosis and Kaposi¹s Sarcoma in AIDS. Dermatol Online J 2001. [DOI: 10.5070/d38250v253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Pseudoporphyria is the term used to describe a photodistributed bullous disorder with clinical and histologic features of porphyria cutanea tarda, but without accompanying biochemical porphyrin abnormalities. Medications, chronic renal failure/dialysis, excessive sun exposure and UVA radiation have all been reported to cause pseudoporphyria. Recognition, diagnosis, and appropriate management of pseudoporphyria are discussed.
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- J J Green
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, USA
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Green JJ. Localized whirlpool folliculitis in a football player. Cutis 2000; 65:359-62. [PMID: 10879303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis occurs in patients exposed to contaminated water. Most out-breaks are associated with whirlpools. The infection is characterized by follicular, erythematous papules and pustules located on immersed body surfaces. Most reported cases are the result of recreational water use, occur in a diffuse pattern, and are devoid of green pustular pigment changes. The case described occurred in a football player after whirlpool treatment for an ankle strain. Green pustules and a localized affected area are unusual aspects of this case.
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- J J Green
- Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper Hospital, USA
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Green JJ, Baker DJ. Linear childhood discoid lupus erythematosus following the lines of Blaschko: a case report with review of the linear manifestations of lupus erythematosus. Pediatr Dermatol 1999; 16:128-33. [PMID: 10337677 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00030.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Seventeen cases of childhood discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) have been previously reported in the literature. We describe the first reported case of childhood linear DLE following the lines of Blaschko. The clinical and histologic characteristics of childhood DLE are discussed and a review of the linear manifestations of childhood LE is presented.
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- J J Green
- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, New Jersey, USA
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Castillo M, Scatliff JH, Kwock L, Green JJ, Suzuki K, Chancellor K, Smith JK. Postmortem MR imaging of lobar cerebral infarction with pathologic and in vivo correlation. Radiographics 1996; 16:241-50. [PMID: 8966284 DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.16.2.8966284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Postmortem magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of different types of lobar cerebral infarction are correlated with the findings in gross and histologic specimens. The postmortem findings are also correlated with in vivo findings in similar cases selected from teaching files. In acute infarction, white matter vasogenic edema leads to high signal intensity on T2-weighted images and blurring of the gray-white matter junction. Petechial hemorrhage in the cortex results in inhomogeneous signal intensity on T2-weighted images. In laminar necrosis, the hyperintense cortex on T1-weighted images is due not to hemorrhage but possibly to necrosis and the presence of lipid-laden macrophages. In subacute infarction, cortical edema and necrosis may cause the gyral pattern of enhancement. Meningeal inflammation and early fibrosis are probably responsible for meningeal enhancement. In chronic infarction, gliosis and cystic malacia are responsible for the increased signal intensity of white matter on T2-weighted images. Knowledge of the pathologic features of cerebral infarction helps in understanding the MR imaging findings.
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- M Castillo
- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7510, USA
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Cullen MT, Green JJ, Scioscia AL, Gabrielli S, Sanchez-Ramos L, Hobbins JC. Ultrasonography in the detection of aneuploidy in the first trimester. J Ultrasound Med 1995; 14:559-563. [PMID: 7474051 DOI: 10.7863/jum.1995.14.8.559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Ultrasonography has been used increasingly in the first trimester to identify fetal anomalies as early as possible in gestation. First trimester sonographic screening may detect a greater proportion of aneuploid fetuses than sonography performed later in pregnancy, and it may allow determination of potential markers for prediction of chromosomal anomalies.
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- M T Cullen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Florida Hospital, Orlando 32803, USA
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We reviewed fetal echocardiograms from 36 multiple gestations from 20 weeks gestation to term. Seven sets of twins plus one set of triplets were referred because of a suspect cardiac anomaly in one fetus; heart disease was confirmed in one fetus of six sets of twins and in one triplet. Six sets were referred because of extracardiac malformations and heart disease was confirmed in two sets (including both twins in one set). The remaining case was detected in a patient sent for evaluation of karyotypic abnormality. Thus 11 fetal cardiac defects were detected in ten pregnancies. Chromosomes were abnormal in three of the anomalous fetuses. Two sets discordant for heart disease were monochorionic. Intervention, including a change in the planned location of delivery, or maternal digitalization for fetal congestive failure, occurred in six. We conclude that fetal echocardiography is feasible and useful in appropriate multiple gestations. Although often ethically complex, the information gained can be applied to patient management.
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- J A Copel
- Yale Fetal Cardiovascular Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510-8063, USA
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Cullen MT, Gabrielli S, Green JJ, Rizzo N, Mahoney MJ, Salafia C, Bovicelli L, Hobbins JC. Diagnosis and significance of cystic hygroma in the first trimester. Prenat Diagn 1990; 10:643-51. [PMID: 2274489 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970101004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Thirty cases of cervical cystic hygroma were diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy. Karyotype analysis was available in 29 (97 per cent). Fifteen (52 per cent) had a chromosomal abnormality. The ultrasound appearance was described as posterior cervical, lateral cervical, or cervical hygroma with hydrops. Of the 14 euploid embryos, six were electively aborted, two are undelivered, and six have been delivered as phenotypically normal infants. In cases in which the chromosomes were normal and the pregnancy continued, all lesions resolved by 18 weeks.
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- M T Cullen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Archie JP, Green JJ. Saphenous vein rupture pressure, rupture stress, and carotid endarterectomy vein patch reconstruction. Surgery 1990; 107:389-96. [PMID: 2321136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Early postoperative patch rupture is a catastrophic complication of carotid endarterectomy reconstruction with greater saphenous vein. Mechanical determinants of saphenous vein rupture were identified by structural measurements and the results applied to carotid endarterectomy patch geometry. Diameter and rupture pressure was measured in fresh saphenous vein segments from the ankle, knee, or thigh in 157 patients undergoing bypass operations. Circumferential hoop rupture stress was calculated and the results were applied to 157 carotid endarterectomy reconstructions. All vein ruptures were in the cylindric axis. The mean vein diameter was 4.58 mm. The mean vein rupture pressure was 2873 mm Hg (3.78 atm). Vein diameter was larger in the thigh than in the ankle or knee (p less than 0.01), but there was no significant difference in rupture pressure between veins from the three locations. Women had a smaller vein diameter than had men at all locations (p less than 0.01). There was a positive linear correlation between vein diameter and rupture pressure. The mean maximum diameter of curvature of 157 carotid endarterectomy reconstructions with a vein patch was 13.3 mm. Multiple random applications of the 157 veins to 157 carotid diameters predicted a mean patch rupture pressure of 1087 mm Hg (1.43 atm), 1163 mm Hg (1.53 atm) for men, and 866 mm Hg (1.14 atm) for women. Predicted vein patch rupture pressures less than 300 mm Hg were found in 5.7% of cases (8.8% women and 1.2% men). Only 0.6% of patients (1.8% women and 0% men) had a predicted rupture pressure less than 200 mm Hg. No veins with a diameter greater than or equal to 4.0 mm had a predicted patch rupture pressure less than 300 mm Hg. These results suggest that small-diameter saphenous veins have a higher risk of rupture when used as a carotid patch.
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Copel JA, Grannum PA, Green JJ, Belanger K, Hanna N, Jaffe CC, Hobbins JC, Kleinman CS. Fetal cardiac output in the isoimmunized pregnancy: a pulsed Doppler-echocardiographic study of patients undergoing intravascular intrauterine transfusion. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1989; 161:361-5. [PMID: 2504042 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90520-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The mechanism of development of hydrops fetalis in severe isoimmunization has been subject to speculation. We performed pulsed Doppler assessment of cardiac output in 13 severely isoimmunized fetuses before and after intravascular transfusion and compared the results with 37 control fetuses between 20 and 34 weeks' gestation. The cardiac index of the anemic fetuses was significantly greater than that of the control group. A significant (right ventricle, p less than 0.01; left ventricle, p less than 0.02) increase in indexed output was noted from both ventricles and in the combined ventricular output (mean +/- SEM 644 +/- 35.3 ml/kg/min in control fetuses versus 879 +/- 86.0 ml/kg/min in anemic fetuses, p less than 0.006). An increase in cardiac output was also noted when anemic fetuses were compared with gestational age-specific norms. We conclude that severely anemic fetuses of isoimmunized pregnancies tend to have significantly higher cardiac output than do unaffected fetuses and that this high output state may play a part in the development of hydrops fetalis.
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- J A Copel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Copel JA, Grannum PA, Green JJ, Belanger K, Hobbins JC. Pulsed Doppler flow-velocity waveforms in the prediction of fetal hematocrit of the severely isoimmunized pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1989; 161:341-4. [PMID: 2504040 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90516-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We previously reported a significant relationship between the hematocrit levels of anemic fetuses and information derived from ultrasonographic and Doppler flow-velocity waveforms. In this study we prospectively tested two formulas for the prediction of hematocrit values, by use of gestational age, presence or absence of hydrops, and Doppler indices. Although one of the two formulas predicted hematocrit values significantly, the only component of the formula that made a significant contribution was fetal hydrops. We conclude that currently available fetal Doppler measurements are unable to be applied in the prospective prediction of hematocrit values in anemic fetuses of isoimmunized pregnancies.
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- J A Copel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510-8063
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Green JJ, Cordes DH. Transdermal clonidine therapy and nicotine withdrawal. West J Med 1989; 151:79-80. [PMID: 2763546 PMCID: PMC1026974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The pathogenesis of the prune belly syndrome is unclear. The proposed etiologies include a distal obstructive uropathy or a mesodermal defect of the anterior abdominal wall and urinary tract. Detection of increased intravesicular pressure might identify those fetuses with an obstructive etiology who, therefore, would benefit from shunting.
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- M T Cullen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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The first-trimester fetus can now be comprehensively studied with ultrasound. Various biometric measurements correlate well with gestational age, such as crown-rump length (r2 = 0.938) and cranial apex to ear diameter (r2 = 0.983). On the other hand, yolk sac diameter (r2 = 0.129) and abdominal perimeter (r2 = 0.58) correlate poorly with gestational age. By 10 weeks' gestation, kidneys can be visualized in 60% of cases; 98% will be seen at 11 weeks; and 100% of cases will be visible by 12 weeks. The bladder appears later, and by 12 weeks' gestation this organ can be identified in 50% of cases. It is likely that renal agenesis can be diagnosed (or excluded) reliably in the first trimester. With improving technology, prenatal diagnosis of some fetal anomalies is now possible in the first trimester.
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- J J Green
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Copel JA, Cullen M, Green JJ, Mahoney MJ, Hobbins JC, Kleinman CS. The frequency of aneuploidy in prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease: an indication for fetal karyotyping. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1988; 158:409-13. [PMID: 3341415 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90166-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in infants with congenital heart disease has been estimated from postnatal clinic data to be 5% to 10%. Over an 18-month period we performed fetal echocardiograms on 502 fetuses and found cardiac anomalies in 34. Eleven of these fetuses (32%) had abnormal chromosomes. This marked discrepancy from the data found in the pediatric literature may relate to nonviable fetuses identified in utero, who escape pediatric case identification. We conclude that in cases of fetal heart disease the workup should include either amniocentesis or fetal blood sampling for chromosome analysis. The information can be used for complete parental counseling and for managing delivery and neonatal care.
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- J A Copel
- Yale-Fetal Cardiovascular Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Green JJ, Bush D, Hahn J. The effects of college on students' partisanship: A research note. J Youth Adolesc 1980; 9:547-52. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02089890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/1980] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Berg LL, Green JJ, Schmidhauser JR, Schneider RS. The Consequences of Judicial Reform: A Comparative Analysis of the California and Iowa Appellate Systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1975. [DOI: 10.2307/447429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Green JJ. American Astronautical Society (B1). Science 1965; 147:920. [PMID: 17793578 DOI: 10.1126/science.147.3660.920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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