Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to L G Millard.
A fit, normally intelligent young man developed Norwegian scabies after prolonged treatment with large quantities of clobetasol propionate ointment. The development of this overwhelming infestation from the normal eruption of scabies may be related to the local immunosuppressive effect of this potent topical steroid.
Five patients with sarcoidosis and thyrotoxicosis have been studied. Autoimmunity resulting from loss of thymus-derived lymphocyte control is suggested as a cause common to both.
A case of primary amyloidosis is described in association with Bence-Jones myeloma and increased fibrinolytic activity. Epsilon aminocaproic acid reversed the fibrinolytic activity and clinical improvement was maintained with melphalan and prednisolone.
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