The diseases of infancy and childhood (1910) (14577617137)

Identifier: diseasesofinfa00kopl (find matches)
Title: The diseases of infancy and childhood
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Koplik, Henry, 1858- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Children
Publisher: New York and Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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Congenital sporadic cretinism. Infant, four weeks old. cytosis. In the cases which develop some months after birth theinfant may at first be bright and normal. Six to nine months afterbirth it may have had some slight illness, such as an adenitis, andafter this the change was noticed, or the change may have occurredwithout any preceding illness. The infant ceases to notice objectsabout it, and becomes stupid and weaker. It may previously haveattempted to walk or stand, but ceases to make an effort to do so( Plate XXXI.). The childs expression is idiotic. It has a mean-ingless smile most of the time and does not play. The skin has awrinkled and myxoedematous appearance, the color being not onlypale, but also greenish. The nose is flattened, the lips are thickened,and the hair becomes dry and sparse. The forehead is narrow and PLATE XXXI P*%
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Sporadic Cretinism. Child fifteen months o DISEASES OF THE THYROID GLAND. 72) the face has a prognathous expression— monkey-like/ as one motherexpressed it. There are no teeth. The neck is short and thick.The genitals are large for the age. The skin of the scrotum is thick- Fig. 165.