Congenital Hypertrophy, Involving the Right Side of a Female Aged Six
Authors: E. G. WAKEFIELD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1927)

Article1 November 1927Congenital Hypertrophy, Involving the Right Side of a Female Aged SixE. G. WAKEFIELD, B.S., M.D.E. G. WAKEFIELD, B.S., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-1-5-292 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the last decade the group of congenital anomalies which are characterized by an overgrowth of a single part, parts or the whole half of the body has received considerable space in medical literature. Too much has been said about the rarity, too many fanciful theories have been put forward to explain the etiology and too little has been said about a differential diagnosis for the most of us to have a clear conception of the anomaly and its accompanying conditions. The statement has been made that this is the rarest anomaly known to medicine. This statement would be hard...References(1) GESSELL A: Hemihypertrophy and Mental Defects. Arch. Neurol. and Psych., 1921, vi, 400. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(2) CARPENTER G: A case of Hemihypertrophy. Rep. Soc. for Study of Diseases of Children, Chisehill, Lond., 1905-6, vi, 153-154. Google Scholar(3) MILROY WF: An Undescribed Variety of Hereditary Oedema, N. Y. Med. Journ., Nov. 5, 1892, lvi, 505-508. Google Scholar(4) EDGEWORTH HH: On the Occurrence of General Subcutaneous Non-renal Edema as a Familial Affliction, Lancet, London, July 22, 1911, ii, 216. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(5) BANHAN HF: Progressive Unilateral Atrophy of the Face, Bri. Med. Journ., London, 1884, i, 63. Google Scholar(6) OSLERMCCRAE WT: Principles and Practice of Medicine, Edi. x, 1925, p. 1150, Appleton and Company, N. Y. Google Scholar(7) STEVENS AA: Practice of Medicine, p. 1052-53, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1924. Google Scholar(8) FROELICH : Revue d'orthopédie, 1908, No. 3. Google Scholar(9) CAMPBELL W: Congenital Hemihypertrophy, Surg. Gynec. and Obstet., 1923, xxxvi, 699. Google Scholar(10) HARBITZ F: Multiple Neurofibromatosis, Arch. Int. Med., Feb. 1909, iii, 32. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(11) GREIG DM: Unilateral Hypertrophy, Edinburgh Hosp. Rep., 1898, v, 212. Google Scholar(12) WAKEFIELD EG: Hypertrophy, Congenital, of the Left Shoulder Girdle Arm and Hand, Am. Jour. Med. Soc., Apr. 1926, p. 569-575. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(13) GESSELL A: Hemihypertrophy and Twinning. A Further Study of the Nature of Hemihypertrophy with Report of a New Case, Am. Jour. Med. Soc., April 1927, clxxiii, 542-555. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: E. G. WAKEFIELD, B.S., M.D.Affiliations: Brooklyn, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPartial gigantism: Overgrowth and asymmetry of bones and skeletal muscleHemihypertrophia cruciata 1 November 1927Volume 1, Issue 5Page: 292-296KeywordsCongenital disordersEtiology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1927 PDF downloadLoading ...