Biomedical subjects

P Klemp

Publications and source records attributed to P Klemp.

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PubMed1976

Ankylosing spondylitis in a Xhosa father and daughter.

A Xhosa father and daughter with ankylosing spondylitis are reported. Review of the literature revealed a low incidence of ankylosing spondylitis in Blacks in general, with only isolated reports from the continent of Africa itself. To our knowledge, there has been no documentation of ankylosing spondylitis in a black female, or of ankylosing spondylitis in first-degree Black relatives. The clinical features of ankylosing spondylitis in the female, and the role of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) B27 in the disease are also discussed.

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Articular mobility in ballet dancers. A follow-up study after four years.

A follow-up study of ballet dancers was conducted to determine the influence of 4 years additional training on articular mobility using Beighton's method. The score increased in 25 (45.5%) of the 55 dancers reexamined. Acquired forward flexion accounted for this increase in 21 (84%) of the 25 dancers. These 21 dancers had had significantly less training than had the 30 dancers who could forward flex when examined initially (P less than 0.0001), showing that forward flexion is acquired through training. There were significantly more hypermobile individuals among dancers who had continued dancing than among those who had stopped (P less than 0.03). However, only 2 (16.7%) of 12 dancers who had progressed in their careers were hypermobile. We conclude that 1) most ballet dancers are able to forward flex, 2) forward flexion is usually acquired and develops after 4 or more years of training, 3) the mobility score may assist in predicting who will continue dancing, but that 4) there is no association between hypermobility and dancing excellence.

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Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of four cases.

Overt pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rarely reported. We have documented 4 such patients, all of whom had severe extrapulmonary manifestations of the disease and also Raynaud's phenomenon. The relationship between Raynaud's phenomenon and pulmonary hypertension in SLE is borne out by a review of the literature. A common vasospastic aetiology is suggested.

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