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I have seen, which were occasioned by diseased teeth and
gums, have been more or less complicated with hypochon-
driasis.
section vn.
RHEUMATIC AFFECTIONS.
Dr. Rush mentions the following case of a rheumatic affec-
tion of the hip-joint, occasioned by a diseased tooth. He
says, " Some time in the month of October, 1801, I attended
Miss O. C. with a rheumatism in her hip-joint, which yield-
ed for a while to the several remedies for that disease. In
the month of November, it returned with great violence, ac-
companied with a severe tooth-ache. Suspecting the rheu-
matic affection to be excited by the pain in her tooth, I di-
rected it to be extracted. The rheumatism left her hip
immediately, and she recovered in a few days. She has
continued ever since to be free from it."*
I will give another case of a rheumatic affection, which
was communicated to me by Dr. Dewees, of this city, and
fell under the notice of Dr. Rush, by whom it was mentioned
in his public lectures ; and the subject of it afterwards came
under the care of Dr. Dewees.
Case.
A lady, resident in this city, was attended by Dr. Rush,
one entire winter, for an obstinate rheumatic affection, but
during the cold weather his prescriptions were unavailing
* Koecker, page 118.
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I have seen, which were occasioned by diseased teeth and
gums, have been more or less complicated with hypochon-
driasis.
section vn.
RHEUMATIC AFFECTIONS.
Dr. Rush mentions the following case of a rheumatic affec-
tion of the hip-joint, occasioned by a diseased tooth. He
says, " Some time in the month of October, 1801, I attended
Miss O. C. with a rheumatism in her hip-joint, which yield-
ed for a while to the several remedies for that disease. In
the month of November, it returned with great violence, ac-
companied with a severe tooth-ache. Suspecting the rheu-
matic affection to be excited by the pain in her tooth, I di-
rected it to be extracted. The rheumatism left her hip
immediately, and she recovered in a few days. She has
continued ever since to be free from it."*
I will give another case of a rheumatic affection, which
was communicated to me by Dr. Dewees, of this city, and
fell under the notice of Dr. Rush, by whom it was mentioned
in his public lectures ; and the subject of it afterwards came
under the care of Dr. Dewees.
Case.
A lady, resident in this city, was attended by Dr. Rush,
one entire winter, for an obstinate rheumatic affection, but
during the cold weather his prescriptions were unavailing
* Koecker, page 118.
