CASE OF VERTEBRO- MENINGEAL RHEUMATISM.

A Case of Cerebral Rheumatism

" Moussun," a tolerably strong lad, aged 16, was brought into hospital on the 31st January last. On admission he presented the following symptoms :?He lay on his left side, the arms and legs spasmodically flexed?the left more than the right, and the hands resting on the shoulders. The limbs could be extended by the application of some force, but they at once resumed their flexed position. If th...

A Case of Meningeal Carcinomatis

Tuberculous rheumatism; report of a case.

History.-The patient, a girl aged 17, first seen as an out-patient in November, 1950, was complaining of pain, stiffness, and swelling of 2 months' duration in her knees, ankles, and fingers. There had also been vague pains in her shoulders and hips. She had been quite well until June, 1950, when she developedsome lumbar backache, which was worse in the mornings, but wore off during the day. Sh...

Fibroblastic rheumatism: a Scandinavian case report.

CASE REPORT A 55 year old Danish woman was referred to our department in July 2000 with a 2K year history of pain in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints, knees, and ankles. The pain worsened over night and upon exercise. On examination, the right knee and the second PIP joint on the left hand were tender and swollen. The other PIP joints and both wrists were tender. On both hands there we...

A Case of Cerebral Meningeal Hæmorrhage

The following case appears worthy of record it illustrates the great diagnostic importance ?lumbar puncture in cases of cerebral meningeal haemorrhage, and shows also how such Punctures may assist greatly in the treatment ?f meningeal haemorrhage : A man was admitted into the North-Western Railway hospital, Delhi, on the 4th February, 1934, in an Unconscious state with a temperature of 101.4?F....