Hyperparathyroidism: Collected cases

All the reported cases present many or all of the clinical features characteristic of hyperparathyroidism, and in all of those in which surgical or postmortem exploration of the neck was performed definite tumors of one or more parathyroid glands were found. The skeletal changes consisted of osteoporosis, fibrocystic changes, osteoclastomas and spontaneous fractures. All the patients complained of bone pains and weakness, many of constipation, and several of symptoms associated with renal calculi. Diminution in stature and skeletal deformities were noted frequently. In those patients with the studies of blood and the urinary chemistries there were definitely demonstrable, hypercalcinemia, hypophosphonemia, hypercalcinuria and hyperphosphouria.     

Ingrown toe-nail: A clinical study

Extensive review of the literature and considerable clinical experience with the handling of ingrown toe-nails have prompted the writer to summarize the present status of the subject, and to outline a simplified mode of management that will be applicable to any stage of the lesion, and that will incur a minimum loss of time to the patient.     

Cyclops : Case report

A para iv, having an uneventful prenatal course, spontaneously delivered a stillborn cyclopic monster. The important pathological findings were a single median eye above which was a median proboscis. Radiographic findings revealed a microcephalic skull containing one large orbit located in the median line.