MUSCULAR INFANTILISM

Chemical Studies on Intestinal Infantilism

In three cases of intestinal infantilism, the excretion of nitrogen in the urine per square meter of body surface was low. The heat radiation was normal. In spite of the fact that the absolute quantity of nitrogen was low, the distribution of nitrogen and sulphur among the various nitrogen and sulphur constituents of the urine was in the normal ratio. The ammonia excretion was normal. The ether...

Infantilism, Obesity and Retinal Dystrophy

In 1866 Laurence and Moon reported ' Four cases of " retinitis pigmentosa" occurring in the same family and accompanied by general imperfections of development.' These imperfections included small stature, hypogenitalism, obesity and mental defect, although little emphasis was placed on the two last. Over fifty years later, Bardet (1920) added polydactyly to the syndrome, and in 1922 Biedl, rep...

Infantilism and Cirrhosis of the Liver

Congenital Idiocy, Sexual Infantilism, and Dwarfism

Congenital hypopituitarism is a relatively rare condition, as is congenital idiocy. For this reason, their simultaneous presence in the same patient can hardly be attributed to chance. The occurrence of both of these clinical features in two patients stimulated this report. It is hoped that the publication of cases, exhibiting clinical combinations of this type, may eventually allow for a more ...

Infantilism to fatherhood in the malabsorption syndrome.