Ankylosing Spondylitis with Mitral Stenosis
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at the General Hospital. He had been referred to Dr. Adams, with a view to having radiotherapy, by Mr. Pridie; and he had been referred to Mr. Pridie by Mr. Taskef who had initially seen him because of a hernia. I think this history may be signm" cant because it obviously points to the fact that the man's back at that time was no giving him a lot of trouble, since he had consulted his doctor about his hernia. *? h story was that at the age of 28, in 1938, he began to get pain and stiffness in his He had a lot of pain in his back so that sometimes he had to sit up in bed at mgn to get relief from the pain, and he complained of a lot of morning stiffness. "
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