Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

RENAL RICKETS AND DWARFISM AS A PITUITARY DISEASE

RENAL RICKETS AND DWARFISM AS A PITUITARY DISEASE The following case is reported in the hope of helping to solve the riddle of the symptom complex of disease of the kidneys and bones, dwarfing and infantilism, which goes by the name of renal rickets and dwarfism. REPORT OF A CASE Dorothy H. (fig. 1), aged 18½ years, the second child of healthy parents, was born at term weighing 8 pounds (3,629 Gm.). She was nursed for three months. After weaning, no difficulty was experienced with her feeding. She took solid food as readily as her brother had. She walked and talked at the age of 2 years. The parents were not blood relatives. There was no known dwarf, giant or exceedingly thin person among the relatives. The maternal grandmother weighed about 200 pounds (90.7 Kg.). The maternal grandfather had died at the age of 42 of heart trouble. First Admission.—The girl was admitted first on April 21, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

RENAL RICKETS AND DWARFISM AS A PITUITARY DISEASE

CHOWN, B.; LEE, MARGARET
American journal of diseases of children , Volume 53 (1_PART_I) – Jan 1, 1937
Download PDF
11 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-medical-association/renal-rickets-and-dwarfism-as-a-pituitary-disease-WdcMvcjNux

References (0)

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1937 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1937.04140070128009
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The following case is reported in the hope of helping to solve the riddle of the symptom complex of disease of the kidneys and bones, dwarfing and infantilism, which goes by the name of renal rickets and dwarfism. REPORT OF A CASE Dorothy H. (fig. 1), aged 18½ years, the second child of healthy parents, was born at term weighing 8 pounds (3,629 Gm.). She was nursed for three months. After weaning, no difficulty was experienced with her feeding. She took solid food as readily as her brother had. She walked and talked at the age of 2 years. The parents were not blood relatives. There was no known dwarf, giant or exceedingly thin person among the relatives. The maternal grandmother weighed about 200 pounds (90.7 Kg.). The maternal grandfather had died at the age of 42 of heart trouble. First Admission.—The girl was admitted first on April 21,

Journal

American journal of diseases of children – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1937

There are no references for this article.