. The endocrine organs; an introduction to the study of internal secretion . FIG. 19.—Photograph of a case of endemiccretinism. (E. Bin-her.) The character-istic depression of the root of the noseis well seen. Effects of Removal or Atrophy of Thyroid 31 mothers thyroid to the child; before birth through the placenta, afterbirth through the milk. When the atrophy is congenital it usually takesthe form of complete lack of development of the thyroid proper—the para-thyroids are generally present and well developed — the condition ofcretinism and all the above symptoms being well marked. If in the
. The endocrine organs; an introduction to the study of internal secretion . FIG. 19.—Photograph of a case of endemiccretinism. (E. Bin-her.) The character-istic depression of the root of the noseis well seen. Effects of Removal or Atrophy of Thyroid 31 mothers thyroid to the child; before birth through the placenta, afterbirth through the milk. When the atrophy is congenital it usually takesthe form of complete lack of development of the thyroid proper—the para-thyroids are generally present and well developed — the condition ofcretinism and all the above symptoms being well marked. If in the adult subject either thyroid atrophy occurs or such degenera-tive changes take place in the gland as materially affect its functions, thecondition known as myxoedema (or myxcedema adultorum to distinguishit from the corresponding affection of the child) becomes manifested(fig. 20). This condition, which is much more common in females than inmales, was described by Gull in 1873, and recognised by him to be a.
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