An Investigation of Sclerema Neonatorum; with Special Reference to the Chemistry of the Subcutaneous Tissues: (Part I.)

Abstract

Sclerema neonatorum is a rare but interesting condition peculiar to infants. The extraordinary confusion that has existed in the past in regard to nomenclature will not be discussed. Instead the reader is referred to an article by Langmead(9). The five cases reported in this paper would probably he diagnosed as " pseudo-sclerema," using the term in the sense employed in Langmead's article. I personally would prefer to follow Paterson( Dr. J. W. McNee first became interested in the disease in 1921(20) when * Mr. Channon