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Schematic recording of the “cutaneous sensations” demonstrating sensory defects in the lower legs

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Schematic recording of the “cutaneous sensations” of the American acromegalic giant Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) from 25 March 1935, age 17 years and 1 month (height 244 cm, weight 170 kg) demonstrating sensory defects in the lower legs. Picture from the Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO medical file, private collection Warren A. Raymond. (Source: de Herder WW, Raymond WA. Neuropathic foot ulcers in the tallest patients with acromegalic gigantism: a common and significant problem. Historical overview. Pituitary 2023;26[4]:333-9. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)