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PubMed1987

Smodingium dermatitis.

Smodingium argutum is the plant most commonly responsible for causing acute allergic contact dermatitis in South Africa. When an outbreak of Smodingium dermatitis occurred in a local school the allergenic principle present in this plant was chemically isolated and identified, and its allergenic property proved in the clinic by patch testing. The value of using an extract of fresh Smodingium leaves in lieu of fresh leaves themselves was confirmed, but freeze-dried material was found to be unsuitable for patch-test purposes.

Acute Disease↗

PubMed1983

Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System: update 1983.

The Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS) introduced in 1974 has become a widely accepted method of classifying critically ill patients. In response to requests to update the system because of recent innovations in critical care, some items have been deleted, some have been added, and certain point scores have been adjusted. Explanations of items within the system and guidelines for the user are included. A comparison of the new 1983 system to the old 1974 system in 100 consecutive patients reveals no difference in total point scores. We hope this updated explanation will ease the task of assessing use of intensive care services.

Critical Care↗