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MALADIE SMITH [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
CONT

Smith and Strang (1958) described a disorder which they called oasthouse urine disease. The infant had white hair, hyperpnea, convulsions, and mental retardation. The urine had a characteristic and unique odor like that of an oasthouse (building for drying hops).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Maladie congénitale du métabolisme de la méthionine qui donne à l'urine une odeur rappelant celle du houblon.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A condition occurring especially in females in the first decade of life, characterized by a symmetrical loss of subcutaneous fat, usually beginning on the face and gradually extending to the chest, neck, back, and upper extremities, giving the lower part of the body an apparent, and possibly real, adiposity of the buttocks, thighs, and legs. Some affected patients develop insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, and renal disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Affection caractérisée par une atrophie progressive du tissu adipeux sous-cutané de la région supérieure du corps qui peut provoquer une hypertrophie ou une adiposité, apparente ou réelle, de la région inférieure.

Spanish

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