Carotenaemia Occurring in a Case of Anorexia Nervosa

Another interesting point is the ratio of four males to one female having a duodenal ulcer. Numerous investigations have shown that the sex incidence shows a far greater percentage of duodenal ulcers occurring in the male than in the female, the average being in the region of 80% male. I Summary A family is described in which duodenal ulcers occurred in several members. Five of the family-four brothers and one sister-had partial gastrectomies. Apart from a direct family relationship, no other common factor has been found which might be significant in the aetiology.