Garibaldi's rheumatism.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, the charismatic 19th-century Italian revolutionary leader, had complaints of recurrent and often persistent rheumatic pain starting in his early 40s. Symptoms continued until his death at 74, with progressive disability. His diagnosis is uncertain, but rheumatoid arthritis is most likely. Garibaldi coped successfully with his rheumatic illness during most of his military and political career, but eventually became bedridden and dependent.
Pinals
Robert S
RS
Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, PO Box 19, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0019, USA. pinalsrs@umdnj.edu
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