The man’s white spots that covered his body are known medically as uremic frost, kidney specialists revealed in a major scientific journal. It occurs when sweat containing high levels of a waste product — usually removed by the organs when they are working — evaporates. This leaves the waste product, called urea, to crystallise on the skin, causing the white spotty deposits that closely resemble frost. The patient sought help at the Hospital Garcia de Orta in Almada, on the opposite side of the Tagus River from Lisbon. The patient sought medical help when he became concerned about his anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and oliguria – a lack of urine.

Source: Punch August 17, 2018 18:56 UTC