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August 2000 (Volume 76, Number 898). [Index by author]

		Editorials Reviews Original articles Audit Case reports Self assessment questions Self assessment answers Adverse drug reaction of the month Letters to the editor Book reviews Images in medicine Diary Corrections

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Editorials

Safe practice of endoscopy
M A QUINE and D COLIN-JONES
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 455-456. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.455 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

A clinicopathological classification of granulomatous disorders
D Geraint James
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 457-465. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.457 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endomysial antibody in the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease
Martin W James and Brian B Scott
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 466-468. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.466 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease in children: a complex problem in management
J A Walker-Smith
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 469-472. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.469 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mucins and inflammatory bowel disease
Tarek Shirazi, Robert J Longman, Anthony P Corfield, and Christopher S J Probert
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 473-478. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.473 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pathophysiology of chronic bacterial osteomyelitis. Why do antibiotics fail so often?
J Ciampolini and K G Harding
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 479-483. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.479 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Foreign bodies in the nasal cavities: a comprehensive review of the aetiology, diagnostic pointers, and therapeutic measures
A Kalan and M Tariq
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 484-487. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.484 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

Ultrasonographic findings and differentiation of benign and malignant focal splenic lesions
Y L Wan, Y C Cheung, K W Lui, J H Tseng, and T Y Lee
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 488-493. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.488 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

General surgery in haemophiliac patients
Elias Bastounis, Emmanouil Pikoulis, Ari Leppäniemi, Dimitrios Alexiou, Christos Tsigris, and Andreas Tsetis
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 494-495. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.494 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Audit

Management of spontaneous pneumothorax $---$ a Welsh survey
J H Yeoh, S Ansari, and I A Campbell
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 496-499. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.496 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Alcoholic hepatitis $---$ the case for intensive management
James O'Beirne, David Patch, Steve Holt, Mark Hamilton, and Andrew K Burroughs
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 504-507. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.504 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bilateral adrenal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with adrenal insufficiency
R D Ellis and D Read
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 508-509. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.508 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

A 60 year old woman with axillary mass
Rajeev Bansal, Saurabh Mehandru, Atul Goel, and Manjula Jain
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 510-511. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.510 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Renal colic in a young woman
N Sarath Krishna and J Sinclair
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 511-512. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.511 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual cause of watery diarrhoea
John N Gordon
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 512. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.512 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A patient presenting with hoarseness
Kim-Hatt Lim, Chong-Kin Liam, and Catherine Mee-Ming Wong
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 512-513. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.512a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Young male with headache, blindness, and hypogonadism
A S Kashyap
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 513-514. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Right shoulder pain in a body builder
S Shyamsundar and A L Pimpalnerkar
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 514. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.514 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Unexpected elevation of parathyroid hormone in an asymptomatic patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2A
Peter Wiesli and Jörg Furrer
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 514. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.514a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

A 60 year old woman with axillary mass
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Renal colic in a young woman
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual cause of watery diarrhoea
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A patient presenting with hoarseness
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Young male with headache, blindness, and hypogonadism
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Right shoulder pain in a body builder
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Unexpected elevation of parathyroid hormone in an asymptomatic patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2A
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adverse drug reaction of the month

Anaphylactoid reactions to paracetamol
Oyekoya T Ayonrinde and Barry M Saker
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 501-502. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.501 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentary $---$ anaphylactic reactions to paracetamol
I Stephenson and J M D Nightingale
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 503. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.503 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

HIV infection and seizures
GABRIEL GASPAR and MARIA LUISA ÁLVAREZ
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 523. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical restrictions to driving: awareness of patients and doctors
SARA ORMEROD and M T E HEAFIELD
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 523. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Addison's disease in type 1 diabetes, presenting with recurrent hypoglycaemia" • Comment
O M P JOLOBE
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 523. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

Bedside Cardiology.
D J COLTART
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Instant Notes in Immunology.
R J POWELL
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lee's Synopsis of Anaesthesia.
N W KING
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Benefits and Hazards of Exercise.
R ROBINSON
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Guide to Working in Europe for Doctors.
PHILIP D WELSBY
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in medicine

Cutaneous anthrax
GOMATHY SETHURAMAN, DEVINDER M THAPPA, and KALIAPERUMAL KARTHIKEYAN
Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 472. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.472 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diary

Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 526. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.526a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

Correction for vol. 76, p. 193
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Correction for vol. 76, p. 218
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	Safe practice of endoscopy M A QUINE and D COLIN-JONES Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 455-456. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.455 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A clinicopathological classification of granulomatous disorders D Geraint James Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 457-465. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.457 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endomysial antibody in the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease Martin W James and Brian B Scott Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 466-468. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.466 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic inflammatory bowel disease in children: a complex problem in management J A Walker-Smith Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 469-472. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.469 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mucins and inflammatory bowel disease Tarek Shirazi, Robert J Longman, Anthony P Corfield, and Christopher S J Probert Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 473-478. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.473 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pathophysiology of chronic bacterial osteomyelitis. Why do antibiotics fail so often? J Ciampolini and K G Harding Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 479-483. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.479 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Foreign bodies in the nasal cavities: a comprehensive review of the aetiology, diagnostic pointers, and therapeutic measures A Kalan and M Tariq Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 484-487. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.484 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ultrasonographic findings and differentiation of benign and malignant focal splenic lesions Y L Wan, Y C Cheung, K W Lui, J H Tseng, and T Y Lee Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 488-493. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.488 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	General surgery in haemophiliac patients Elias Bastounis, Emmanouil Pikoulis, Ari Leppäniemi, Dimitrios Alexiou, Christos Tsigris, and Andreas Tsetis Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 494-495. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.494 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Management of spontaneous pneumothorax $---$ a Welsh survey J H Yeoh, S Ansari, and I A Campbell Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 496-499. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.496 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Alcoholic hepatitis $---$ the case for intensive management James O'Beirne, David Patch, Steve Holt, Mark Hamilton, and Andrew K Burroughs Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 504-507. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.504 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bilateral adrenal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with adrenal insufficiency R D Ellis and D Read Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 508-509. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.508 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A 60 year old woman with axillary mass Rajeev Bansal, Saurabh Mehandru, Atul Goel, and Manjula Jain Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 510-511. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.510 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Renal colic in a young woman N Sarath Krishna and J Sinclair Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 511-512. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.511 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual cause of watery diarrhoea John N Gordon Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 512. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.512 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A patient presenting with hoarseness Kim-Hatt Lim, Chong-Kin Liam, and Catherine Mee-Ming Wong Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 512-513. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.512a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Young male with headache, blindness, and hypogonadism A S Kashyap Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 513-514. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Right shoulder pain in a body builder S Shyamsundar and A L Pimpalnerkar Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 514. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.514 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Unexpected elevation of parathyroid hormone in an asymptomatic patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2A Peter Wiesli and Jörg Furrer Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 514. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.514a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A 60 year old woman with axillary mass Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Renal colic in a young woman Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual cause of watery diarrhoea Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A patient presenting with hoarseness Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Young male with headache, blindness, and hypogonadism Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Right shoulder pain in a body builder Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Unexpected elevation of parathyroid hormone in an asymptomatic patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2A Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 515. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.515f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Anaphylactoid reactions to paracetamol Oyekoya T Ayonrinde and Barry M Saker Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 501-502. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.501 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary $---$ anaphylactic reactions to paracetamol I Stephenson and J M D Nightingale Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 503. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.503 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	HIV infection and seizures GABRIEL GASPAR and MARIA LUISA ÁLVAREZ Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 523. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical restrictions to driving: awareness of patients and doctors SARA ORMEROD and M T E HEAFIELD Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 523. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Addison's disease in type 1 diabetes, presenting with recurrent hypoglycaemia" • Comment O M P JOLOBE Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 523. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Bedside Cardiology. D J COLTART Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Instant Notes in Immunology. R J POWELL Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lee's Synopsis of Anaesthesia. N W KING Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Benefits and Hazards of Exercise. R ROBINSON Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guide to Working in Europe for Doctors. PHILIP D WELSBY Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 525. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.525d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cutaneous anthrax GOMATHY SETHURAMAN, DEVINDER M THAPPA, and KALIAPERUMAL KARTHIKEYAN Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 472. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.472 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 526. doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.526a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Correction for vol. 76, p. 193 Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 526. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Correction for vol. 76, p. 218 Postgrad Med J 2000; 76: 526. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]