Tabes dorsalis and perforated duodenal ulcer.
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Connor (I91o) published a case of a brakeman, aged 42, who died in hospital following an acute febrile attack and vomiting. There had been no abdominal pain, tenderness or rigidity to explain the condition but autopsy revealed a perforated appendix abscess and peritonitis. Hanser (I9I9) recorded the case of a tabetic previously unknown to him who although having no abdominal signs or symptoms was found at autopsy to have a peritonitis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 37 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1961