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simply a quirk in the course of an unpredictable distempting to postulate a causal relationship with the

measles infection. Measles is a potent interferon inducer, so perhaps interferon in some way ameliorates juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. However, when our patient had mumps in April, 1977, her underlying disease was not affected. One feature of measles infection is the loss of tuberculin-type skin hypersensitivity and the diminished lymphocyte response to phytohoemagglutinin during convalescence. Perhaps the remission could be ascribed to the immunosuppressive effect of measles inftprttnn

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Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, 18120 Heinola 12, Finland

R. VON ESSEN H. ISOMÄKI

BLOOD IN THE ALCOHOL STREAM p. 806) would be and address of your spirit merchant. If he can cram 244+102 g of alcohol into 4-10 single measures of gin or whisky he is assured of our custom.

SIR,-Readers of your editorial (Oct. 15,

greatly obliged

to

you for the

name

Department of Pathology, North Lonsdale Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2JD

J. E. HORROCKS