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Deficiency Diseases

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.3345, 1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3345
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: unsteadiness; numbness; and deficiency disease. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945

PR2.3982, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3982
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: calcium deficit; and back pain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.6094, 1947-1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6094
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: backache; hysteria; polyneuritis; and deficiency disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1948

PR3.2033, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.2033
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: probably deficiency disease; polyneuritic syndrome; and giddiness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.12191, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12191
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; vitamin deficiency; and chronic alcoholism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13116, 1953-1954

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13116
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 69 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: vitamin deficiency; histamine-fast achlorhydria; diseased intervertebral disc; numbness and weakness of hand. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1954

PR2.13299, 1954

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13299
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, note, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: paraparesis; upper abdominal pain; leg pain; and nutritional deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954

PR2.15009, 1955-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15009
Scope and Contents

Charts, notes, drawing, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: metabolilc cord dysfunction; vitamin B deficiency; spastic paraparesis; spinal cord lesion; and progressive muscular atrophy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1957