Reported was the medical case history of a 4-year-old Caucasian male diagnosed as having tick toxicosis. (CB)

Reported was the medical case history of an 8 1/2-year-old girl with anthrax septicemia and meningitis thought to be secondary to the cutaneous lesion on her neck. (CB)

The study assessed development of 17 malnourished and 15 adequately nourished hospitalized children (ages 6 to 24 months) and found that mean developmental quotients of each group rose to a similar extent during recovery from illness. Journal availability: see EC 113 765. (Author/PHR)

Cognitive and behavioral effects of temporarily elevating levels of phenylalanine in treated phenylketonuria (PKU) were investigated in a triple-blind crossover study with 16 early and continuously treated children and adolescents with PKU. Results suggest that intellectual ability, memory, and conduct are not affected by medium-term elevated…

A 15-year-old male suffering from a heart defect, intestinal problems, and generalized fatigue was shown to have the immunologic deficiency characteristic of intestinal lymphangiectasia. (DB)

Progress has been made in the separation of the various components of whole blood, methods of storage, and efficient use of blood components, permitting better management of blood quality in children undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. (MB)

Available from: Arthur Retlaw and Associates, Inc., Suite 2080, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201.

The sera of 53 patients with Down's syndrome and their families were tested for hepatitis-associated antigen. (Author)