WE REPORTED a couple of weeks ago on a strange article in the British
Medical Journal about how Viagra can make cut flowers stand up
straight—incidentally, the article was in volume 319, not 313 as stated
(Feedback, 21 April). Now we have come across another odd article in the
journal, this time in vol 321, p 1619.
It begins soberly enough: “Tinea imbricata, a superficial fungal infection of
man, has an ornate appearance composed of concentric circles or serpiginous
scaly plaques. The condition is common in several humid tropical regions,
especially in parts of Polynesia and Melanesia. .…
