An Epitomized Compilation of a Bird Census Now in Progress in the Area of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

The object of this problem is to obtain accurate data on the species of birds to be found in this region, and the number of each species. Each week as many hours as possible are spent in the field collecting information. Due to unavoidable circumstances the total number of hours afield varies considerably each week. This census is not intended to be a complete survey of the birds in this area, rather it is a preliminary study and its purpose is to serve as an incentive for future students of biology to pursue this problem so that eventually an accurate picture of the avifauna of this vicinity will have been compiled, and information will be available to those who want it in order that they may know what birds are found here, when they are found, and in what numbers they are present. So far as I have been able to learn no extensive work of this nature has ever been attempted in Mt. Pleasant

Amyopathic Dermatomyositis: A Review

Jim Gilliam's research interests throughout his career were forced upon better defining the relationships that exist between the cutaneous and systemic manifestations of the rheumatic diseases. Although the majority of his time was spent studying such relationships in lupus erythematosus patients, he was also intensely interested in dermatomyositis (DM) in this regard as well. He was particularly intrigued with the dissociation of the cutaneous and muscular manifestations of this disorder that occasionally occurs. The term ''dermatomyositis sine myositis'' has been used in the past to describe patients who present with only the cutaneous manifestations of DM; however, very little published data is available from systematic examinations of such patients. For several reasons, we have preferred the term ''amyopathic dermatomyositis" to describe that rare patient who for long periods of time suffers from the classical skin lesions of DM as the only clinically significant manifestation of their disease. In this presentation, we review our own personal experience with a group of six such patients and compare and contrast it to that of other workers who have dealt with this subject over the past two decades

The Four Dominating Elements in the Piano Literature of Sergei Prokofieff

This paper analyzes the piano compositions of Sergei Prokofieff and identifies four elements evident in the literature: classicism, innovation, toccata, and lyricism. Elisabeth Euwer Roberts traces the history of his works and the evidence of these elements in them

Acute lyme infection presenting with amyopathic dermatomyositis and rapidly fatal interstitial pulmonary fibrosis: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Dermatomyositis has been described in the setting of lyme infection in only nine previous case reports. Although lyme disease is known to induce typical clinical findings that are observed in various collagen vascular diseases, to our knowledge, we believe that our case is the first presentation of acute lyme disease associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis, which was then followed by severe and fatal interstitial pulmonary fibrosis only two months later.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a case of a 64-year-old African-American man with multiple medical problems who was diagnosed with acute lyme infection after presenting with the pathognomonic rash and confirmatory serology. In spite of appropriate antimicrobial therapy for lyme infection, he developed unexpected amyopathic dermatomyositis and then interstitial lung disease.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This case illustrates a potential for lyme disease to produce clinical syndromes that may be indistinguishable from primary connective tissue diseases. An atypical and sequential presentation (dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease) of a common disease (lyme infection) is discussed. This case illustrates that in patients who are diagnosed with lyme infection who subsequently develop atypical muscular, respiratory or other systemic complaints, the possibility of severe rheumatological and pulmonary complications should be considered.</p

Myositis autoantibodies in Korean patients with inflammatory myositis: Anti-140-kDa polypeptide antibody is primarily associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease independent of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To investigate the association between myositis autoantibodies and clinical subsets of inflammatory myositis in Korean patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Immunoprecipitation was performed using the sera of classic polymyositis (PM) (n = 11) and dermatomyositis (DM) (n = 38) patients who met the Bohan and Peter criteria for definite inflammatory myositis. A panel of defined myositis autoantibodies was surveyed to investigate the association between each autoantibody and clinical subsets of inflammatory myositis.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Either MSAs, anti-p140, or anti-p155/140 antibodies were found in 63.3% (31/49) of the study subjects. Anti-140-kDa-polypeptide (anti-p140) (18.4%, 9/49) and anti-155/140-kDa polypeptide (anti-p155/140) (16.3%, 8/49) antibodies were the most common, followed by anti-Mi2 (14.3%, 7/49), anti-ARS (12.2%, 6/49) and anti-SRP (2.0%, 1/49) antibodies. All MSAs and anti-p140 and anti-p155/140 antibodies were mutually exclusive. Anti-p140 (23.7%, 9/38), anti-p155/140 (21.1%, 8/38), and anti-Mi2 (18.4%, 3/38) antibodies were found exclusively in DM patients. Anti-p140 antibody was associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) (p = 0.001), with a sensitivity of 100.0% (4/4) and a specificity of 85.3% (29/34) in DM patients. Anti-p155/140 antibody was associated with cancer-associated DM (p = 0.009), with a sensitivity of 55.6% (5/9) and a specificity of 89.7% (26/29). Cancer-associated survival was significantly worse when anti-p155/140 antibody was present (19.2 ± 7.6 vs. 65.0 ± 3.5 months, p = 0.032). Finally, anti-ARS antibodies were associated with stable or slowly progressive ILD in PM and DM patients (p = 0.005).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Anti-p140 and anti-p155/140 antibodies were commonly found autoantibodies in Korean patients with inflammatory myositis. Despite the lack of clinically amyopathic DM patients in the study subjects, a strong association was observed between anti-p140 antibody and rapidly progressive ILD. Anti-p155/140 antibody was associated with cancer-associated myositis and poor survival.</p

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