Publications by authors named "Finn D"

Amyloidosis involving the upper portion of the respiratory tract is an uncommon disorder that may occur as an isolated phenomenon or, more unusually, as part of a systemic amyloidosis. This case of a 66-year-old man with amyloidosis of the larynx and trachea illustrates some recently developed concepts and techniques in the diagnosis and management of this problem.

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Children presenting with unilateral opacification of one or more of the paranasal sinuses must be considered at risk for serious disease. If an expansile lesion is noted, the most likely diagnosis is that of mucocele. Six children are presented with such findings and the diagnosis and treatment discussed.

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Palmar Primary Hyperhidrosis, though an uncommon problem in the paediatric age group, is an unpleasant and socially disabling one for the affected child. Although the condition occurring in adults has been extensively documented, little, if any, attention has been given to the problem in children. We describe the clinical presentation of four such patients who presented in our unit over the past 4 yr.

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All postoperative complications and mortality were analyzed in a diverse group of patients operated upon by the authors during a ten-year period. These patients shared only two common factors: 1) known locally advanced or disseminated cancer, and 2) systemic chemotherapy within three weeks (either pre- or postoperatively) of major surgery. One hundred eighty-six operations were performed on 175 patients.

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A review of the medical records of 123 persons with Legionnaires' disease hospitalized in the 1976 Philadelphia epidemic showed that the manifestations of infection ranged from mild grippe to a severe pneumonia that also involved other organ systems. Early in the illness, constitutional symptoms predominated. Fever, malaise, myalgia, rigors, confusion, headache, and diarrhea were usually followed by nonproductive cough and dyspnea.

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Sixty-nine patients have been followed prospectively after curative resection of Dukes-Kirklin B-2 or C colorectal cancer. Serial plasma samples were studied in selected patients to determine changes in circulating immune complex concentrations (CIC) following primary tumor resection, and to compare serial plasma CIC and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels. CIC was determined in an average of seven serial samples per patient by inhibition of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).

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A comparison of GaAs/n(+)GaAs, GaAs/GaAsP, and GaAs/AlGaAs waveguide structures is presented. Their fabrication processes and their transmission properties at 10.6-microm wavelength are described.

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