Gauchers disease / ver

Five cases of gauchers disease are reported.In addition to the well recognized signs attention is drawn to the presence of a malar flush and frequent myopia to the somewhat unusual position of the enlarget spleen and above al to the remarkable symmetrical pigmentation of the legs.Changes in the lipoid content of the blood plasma increased nitrogen content with normal phosplorus values of bloors extract are frequent but apparently not constant symptoms.Gauchers disease is hereditary as well as familial points in the heredity are discussed brielfy.