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2385	HAIR-AN Syndrome: A Multisystem Challenge KATHLEEN B. ELMER, MAJ, USAF, MC, FS, and RITA M. GEORGE, MAJ, USAF, MC, FS Patients with hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans (HAIR-AN syndrome) are often concerned with the physical manifestations of the disorder, such as virilization and skin lesions.
2391	Cover Article Common Anorectal Conditions: Part I. Symptoms and Complaints JOHN L. PFENNINGER, M.D., and GEORGE G. ZAINEA, M.D. Anorectal symptoms and complaints may be caused by a wide spectrum of conditions ranging from benign to serious pathologic lesions.
2404	Methadone Therapy for Opioid Dependence LAURIE LIMPITLAW KRAMBEER, PH.D., WILLIAM VON MCKNELLY, JR., M.D., WILLIAM F. GABRIELLI, JR., M.D., PH.D., and ELIZABETH C. PENICK, PH.D. Methadone maintenance therapy effectively controls opioid addiction but often must include treatment of infectious diseases and pain management.
	Editorial: "Methadone Maintenance," p. 2335
2413	Diagnosis and Management of Osteomyelitis PETER J. CAREK, M.D., M.S., LORI M. DICKERSON, PHARM.D., and JONATHAN L. SACK, M.D. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis occurs predominantly in children and usually requires four to six weeks of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Chronic osteomyelitis occurs more often in adults and usually requires antibiotic therapy and debridement.

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