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Sir Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon
British paediatrician, born November 23, 1901; died September 9, 1983.
Associated eponyms:
Guérin-Stern syndrome
Historic term for the sequence of intrauterine hypokinesia (arthrogryposis).
Hurler's syndrome
A metabolical disease characterized by dwarfism, hunchback, gargoyle like facies, mental retardation, and a large number of other abnormalities.
Luder-Sheldon syndrome
A syndrome characterized by faulty renal tubular reabsorption of glucose and amino acids, causing glycosuria and aminoaciduria and resultant dwarfism.
Biography:
We thank Zoran Bojanic, Serbia, for information on Sir Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon.
Bibliography:
- Text Book of Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. 1936. 8th edition, 1962.
Obituary: British Medical Journal 1983, 287: 918, 992 and 1146.
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