Letters
1. Cohen DK, Nardone B, Cotton M, West DP, Kundu RV. Use of a mobile application to characterize a remote and global population of acne patients and to disseminate peer-reviewed acne-related health education. JAMA Dermatol. 2014;150(6):660-662. 2. Bhatia AC. Reaching our wired patients: underutilization of mobile platforms for patient education and compliance. JAMA Dermatol. 2014;150(6):662. 3. Klasnja P, Pratt W. Healthcare in the pocket: mapping the space of mobile-phone health interventions. J Biomed Inform. 2012;45(1):184-198. 4. Brewer AC, Endly DC, Henley J, et al. Mobile applications in dermatology. JAMA Dermatol. 2013;149(11):1300-1304.
5. Rabin BA, Glasgow RE. Dissemination and implementation of eHealth interventions. In: Noar SM, Harrington NG, eds. eHealth Applications: Promising Strategies for Behavior Change. New York, NY: Routledge; 2012:221-245.
CORRECTION Error in Byline: There was an error in the byline of the Notable Note titled “Tungiasis: ‘The Greatest Curse That Has Ever Afflicted Africa’” in the July issue of JAMA Dermatology (2014;150[7]:708. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.176). The byline should have read “Fabrizio Vaira, MD, Gianluca Nazzaro, MD, Stephano Veraldi, MD.”
NOTABLE NOTES
Remembering World War I Joyce Kilmer’s Trees Leonard J. Hoenig, MD; Walter H. C. Burgdorf, MD
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. There were 116 516 American military personnel killed in this war, including Alfred Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). He is better known simply as Joyce Kilmer and for his beloved poem called Trees, which begins:
A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. Besides being lovely, trees are also invaluable to us and provide wood, fruit, and shade. Trees also play a major role in the biological cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide, so necessary for life. In dermatology, trees containing allergens, such as urushiol, may cause contact dermatitis. Examples include the varnish tree, mango fruit, cashew nuts, and poison sumac. The toxic sap of the manchineel tree can also cause a severe dermatitis. Far outweighing this disadvantage are the important medications derived from trees.1 These include:
1. The bark of the cinchona tree provides quinine, which is used in treating malaria. 2. The bark of the Pacific yew tree provides taxol, a chemotherapy agent used to treat ovarian, breast, and lung cancers as well as AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, as a second-line treatment. 3. Willow bark contains salicin and therefore has an aspirin-like effect on arthritis and headache. 4. Anthralin is a synthetic substitute for chrysarobin, which is derived from the araroba tree. Anthralin was a mainstay of topical inpatient psoriasis treatment for many years, although it is rarely used today. Fans of carbonated beverages may be interested to learn that root beer originally was made using the root of the sassafras plant or its tree bark, before the ingredient was banned as a carcinogen. Caffeine containing kola nuts have been used to flavor cola drinks.
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Kilmer’s Trees was published in 1913 and consists of 12 lines, mostly in iambic tetrameter. In the poem, Kilmer uses anthropomorphic imagery to describe trees, for example:
It is interesting to note that Kilmer’s father was Dr Fredrick Barnett Kilmer (1851-1934), who invented Johnson’s Baby Powder. Kilmer graduated from Columbia University in 1908. He enjoyed writing poetry and also wrote book reviews for the New York Times. He was married with 5 children.2 In 1917, Kilmer enlisted in the New York National Guard and eventually became a sergeant with the US 69th Infantry Regiment. He saw combat action in Europe and was killed during the Second Battle of Marne, in France, on July 30, 1918. One century after the onset of World War I, we, the living, honor those brave Americans who fought for our country and perished in battle. One of them, Joyce Kilmer, left us a simple poem about trees that will forever inspire us to contemplate the mysterious beauty inherent in life: Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. Author Affiliations: Private practice (Hoenig); retired (Burgdorf). Corresponding Author: Leonard J. Hoenig, MD, 601 N Flamingo Rd, Ste 201, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028 ([email protected]). 1. Medicinal trees. WoodMagazine.com. http://www.woodmagazine.com /materials-guide/lumber/medicinal-trees/. Accessed December 10, 2013. 2. Joyce Kilmer. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Joyce_Kilmer. Accessed December 9, 2013.
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1. Cohen DK, Nardone B, Cotton M, West DP, Kundu RV. Use of a mobile application to characterize a remote and global population of acne patients and to disseminate peer-reviewed acne-related health education. JAMA Dermatol. 2014;150(6):660-662. 2. Bhatia AC. Reaching our wired patients: underutilization of mobile platforms for patient education and compliance. JAMA Dermatol. 2014;150(6):662. 3. Klasnja P, Pratt W. Healthcare in the pocket: mapping the space of mobile-phone health interventions. J Biomed Inform. 2012;45(1):184-198. 4. Brewer AC, Endly DC, Henley J, et al. Mobile applications in dermatology. JAMA Dermatol. 2013;149(11):1300-1304.
5. Rabin BA, Glasgow RE. Dissemination and implementation of eHealth interventions. In: Noar SM, Harrington NG, eds. eHealth Applications: Promising Strategies for Behavior Change. New York, NY: Routledge; 2012:221-245.
CORRECTION Error in Byline: There was an error in the byline of the Notable Note titled “Tungiasis: ‘The Greatest Curse That Has Ever Afflicted Africa’” in the July issue of JAMA Dermatology (2014;150[7]:708. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.176). The byline should have read “Fabrizio Vaira, MD, Gianluca Nazzaro, MD, Stephano Veraldi, MD.”
NOTABLE NOTES
Remembering World War I Joyce Kilmer’s Trees Leonard J. Hoenig, MD; Walter H. C. Burgdorf, MD
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. There were 116 516 American military personnel killed in this war, including Alfred Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). He is better known simply as Joyce Kilmer and for his beloved poem called Trees, which begins:
A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. Besides being lovely, trees are also invaluable to us and provide wood, fruit, and shade. Trees also play a major role in the biological cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide, so necessary for life. In dermatology, trees containing allergens, such as urushiol, may cause contact dermatitis. Examples include the varnish tree, mango fruit, cashew nuts, and poison sumac. The toxic sap of the manchineel tree can also cause a severe dermatitis. Far outweighing this disadvantage are the important medications derived from trees.1 These include:
1. The bark of the cinchona tree provides quinine, which is used in treating malaria. 2. The bark of the Pacific yew tree provides taxol, a chemotherapy agent used to treat ovarian, breast, and lung cancers as well as AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, as a second-line treatment. 3. Willow bark contains salicin and therefore has an aspirin-like effect on arthritis and headache. 4. Anthralin is a synthetic substitute for chrysarobin, which is derived from the araroba tree. Anthralin was a mainstay of topical inpatient psoriasis treatment for many years, although it is rarely used today. Fans of carbonated beverages may be interested to learn that root beer originally was made using the root of the sassafras plant or its tree bark, before the ingredient was banned as a carcinogen. Caffeine containing kola nuts have been used to flavor cola drinks.
1028
Kilmer’s Trees was published in 1913 and consists of 12 lines, mostly in iambic tetrameter. In the poem, Kilmer uses anthropomorphic imagery to describe trees, for example:
It is interesting to note that Kilmer’s father was Dr Fredrick Barnett Kilmer (1851-1934), who invented Johnson’s Baby Powder. Kilmer graduated from Columbia University in 1908. He enjoyed writing poetry and also wrote book reviews for the New York Times. He was married with 5 children.2 In 1917, Kilmer enlisted in the New York National Guard and eventually became a sergeant with the US 69th Infantry Regiment. He saw combat action in Europe and was killed during the Second Battle of Marne, in France, on July 30, 1918. One century after the onset of World War I, we, the living, honor those brave Americans who fought for our country and perished in battle. One of them, Joyce Kilmer, left us a simple poem about trees that will forever inspire us to contemplate the mysterious beauty inherent in life: Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. Author Affiliations: Private practice (Hoenig); retired (Burgdorf). Corresponding Author: Leonard J. Hoenig, MD, 601 N Flamingo Rd, Ste 201, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028 ([email protected]). 1. Medicinal trees. WoodMagazine.com. http://www.woodmagazine.com /materials-guide/lumber/medicinal-trees/. Accessed December 10, 2013. 2. Joyce Kilmer. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Joyce_Kilmer. Accessed December 9, 2013.
JAMA Dermatology September 2014 Volume 150, Number 9
Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Downloaded From: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/ by a BYU Harold B Lee Library User on 05/18/2015
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