February 2000 Peer Reviewed Feature Articles Lower urinary tract symptoms in the male: benign prostatic hyperplasia Raji Kooner, Phillip D Stricker AO Acupuncture: panacea or placebo? Philip J Siddall Current issues in childhood asthma. Part 1: diagnosis and management Alan F Isles, Claire Wainwright, Elizabeth Banks, Nicholas J Freezer, Craig Mellis, Colin F Robertson, Peter D Sly Finding the cause of sudden leg weakness Wai-Kuen Leong, Robert H Edis Investigating acute pancreatitis Sean P Griffin, Paul S Haber Advertisement Peer Reviewed Regular Series Practical procedures Patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis Bruce Tate Clinical case review Signs of spinal tuberculosis Angus Gray, Thomas Gottlieb Emergency medicine Another ‘deliberate self-harm’: attempting suicide by overdose Gordian Fulde Dermatology clinic Pigmented rugose axillae Steven Kossard Perspectives on dermoscopy A mole with a broken pigment network Steven Kossard Clinical quiz Test your knowledge – sexually transmitted diseases Medicine and the Law How secure is your security? Paul Nisselle Radiology clinic Looking at rotator cuff disease Matthew Lee Forum Clown doctoring: more than just clowning around Ann T Gregory Innocence revisited Innocence revisited – 2 John Ellard Advertisement Advertisement