The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14777458053)

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Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine

Year: 1906 (1900s)

Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society

Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays

Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas

Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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teriosclerosis of the largervessels are present. Case 2. W. P. G. Med No. 5471. Negro, 454 A-Rav Studies in Gout male, aged forty-three. .V-ray No. 8225.Diagnosis: Gout; tophi; cjuestional^le chronicnephritis. ROEXTGEX REPORT NO. 8225 Feet: In the examination of the feet allbones of both feet show slight bone atrophy.The right foot shows slight hallux valguswith narrowing and slight roughing of thefirst metatarso-phalangeal joint. The proxi-mal phalanx of the right great toe showsincreased density of the proximal end. The is slight bone atrophy of all the bones of thehands and wrists which is more pronouncedin the right hand. Both thumbs show proliferation about thedistal joint, the right presenting the greaterchange. In the head of the proximal phalanxof the left thumb there is an area of de-creased density. The distal end of the second phalanx ofthe left index finger presents an area of de-creased density and obliteration of the distaljoint. The distal joint of the left third finger

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Fig. 4. Case II. left metatarsal joint shows slight lipping of■the base. In the head of the right first met-atarsal bone and proximal phalynx of the^reat toe right cuboid, are circumscribed,punched-out areas of decreased density, the■first metatarso-phalangeal joint being in-volved. The head of the left first metatarsalibone presents an area of decreased density,Ihe borders of which are diffuse. Tn the examination of the hands all thechanges are remarkably symmetrical. Thereare nodular swellings of the soft tissues ofall the phalanges except the third, and there is narrowed and irregular in outline. Bothlittle fingers show punched out areas of de-creased density in the second phalanges, thejoint sjjace in the left being irregular andnarrowed. The corresponding joint on theright is entirely destroyed, the process in-volving the distal and proximal phalanges. There is an area of decreased density nearthe styloid process of the left ulna and sty-loid process is blunted. The right uln

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