PAKATHYEOID GLANDS 



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bones were found to be soft; for example, the bones of the skull could 

 be cut through with a knife. The kidneys were very much contracted. 

 The large mineral deposits in various soft parts were found to consist 

 of calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. During life there was 

 marked retention of certain of the urinary constituents (uric acid, non- 

 protein nitrogen), in the blood. This case of Thomas and Wentworth's 

 is so far as I know unique in medical literature. 







