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Acronymophilia: an update
  1. David Isaacs,
  2. Dominic Fitzgerald
  1. Departments of Education, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, and Medicine, New Children's Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145, Australia
  1. Professor Isaacs email: davidi{at}nch.edu.au

Abstract

The history, epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment of the epidemic infection, acronymophilia, a sinister scourge of modern medicine are described.

  • acronym
  • humour

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