Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia . is. Whatever the cause, hehas always been feeble-minded, presenting the grade of a high-type imbecile. The voluntary muscles, however, were notinvolved; the patient had always been able to walk, and hadwell-developed legs. In fact, he walked into the hospital whenadmitted. The diagnosis of typhoid fever was established bya prodromal stage of malaise, headache, anorexia, and diar-rhoea; by the coated tongue with red tip and edges; and bythe fact that when admitted he already had a tympaniticabdomen, increased splenic dulness, a slight
Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia . is. Whatever the cause, hehas always been feeble-minded, presenting the grade of a high-type imbecile. The voluntary muscles, however, were notinvolved; the patient had always been able to walk, and hadwell-developed legs. In fact, he walked into the hospital whenadmitted. The diagnosis of typhoid fever was established bya prodromal stage of malaise, headache, anorexia, and diar-rhoea; by the coated tongue with red tip and edges; and bythe fact that when admitted he already had a tympaniticabdomen, increased splenic dulness, a slight cough, and thecharacteristic rose-colored eruption. His temperature, whenadmitted, was 104£° F. The most salient features noted in the case need alone bediscussed. The temperature pursued a course of unusualseverity. As shown by the chart, it ranged at its highest forten days at or above 104° F., only falling slightly at the morn-ing remission or abruptly when brought down by the coldbath. On several occasions it rose to or above 105° F., and A case of muscular atrophy following typhoid lever.
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