The case of a paraplegic patient who sustained a fullthickness thermal injury to his left foot from exposure to sunshine is described. Electromagnetic energy from the sun can cause enough damage to full thickness of the skin when the heat is intense enough or not dissipated sufficiently. The lesson of it is that paralyzed and anesthetic individuals should be cautious about sunbathing.

To the Editor. \p=m-\Deutsch1 recently coined the term "drug abuser's elbow" and described a single case Figure).A brachial arteriogram showed the bra¬ chial artery to have a bow string-like ap¬ pearance in the lateral view without com¬ pression or entrapment ( Figure). The radial and ulnar pulses were present, and the three major nerves of the right upper limb were normal.Biochemical findings included a serum calcium level of 9.3 mg/100 ml, serum phosphate level of 4.0 mg/100 ml, and se¬ rum alkaline phosphatase concentration of 60 King-Armstrong units.In March 1973 the elbow was explored.

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