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bone productions and by a hypertrophy of the clavicles, 

 sternum and ribs. 



Such are the characteristic dystrophic signs of the 



FIG. 10. X-ray picture of the hand of a case of acromegalia (Infroid collection). 



disease described by Marie. These patients have a dry, 

 rough skin, often pigmented at the level of the eyelids. 

 The hairs are thick. The articulations are prominent and 

 are often the seat of spasms. Genital disturbances are the 

 rule. In man, frigidity and often atrophy of the testicles. 



