An Army Veteran and His Incredible Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondylitis
Abstract
Peter Cluckey was able to feed himself for the last time on August 3, 1912, after his jaw became so fused that he was unable to open his mouth more than an inch. At his autopsy in 1925, the pathologist described the 43-year-old mansbody as emaciated with subcutaneous fat practically absent. Cluckey, an Army veteran who served in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, had been battling severe ankylosing rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis since first diagnosed in 1904.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1066800
Entities
People
- Tim Jr Clarke
Organizations
- National Museum of Health and Medicine