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Title: cause of death in 3year old
Post by: violetqueen on Thursday 13 January 22 17:41 GMT (UK)
something convulsions - can anyone help ?
Title: Re: cause of death in 3year old
Post by: patty38 on Thursday 13 January 22 17:46 GMT (UK)
Could be" tabes mesentrica" a form of TB I believe.

Patty
Title: Re: cause of death in 3year old
Post by: manukarik on Thursday 13 January 22 17:46 GMT (UK)
Tabes Mesenterica (= Tuberculosis of the mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes)


Title: Re: cause of death in 3year old
Post by: Annie65115 on Thursday 13 January 22 17:47 GMT (UK)
Yep, very common in the past.
Title: Re: cause of death in 3year old
Post by: teragram31510 on Thursday 13 January 22 17:47 GMT (UK)
Tabes mesenterica.

According to the Free dictionary it is:
   "a wasting disease of childhood characterized by chronic inflammation of the lymphatic glands of the mesentery, attended with caseous degeneration"

Oh, others have got there first!
Title: Re: cause of death in 3year old
Post by: violetqueen on Thursday 13 January 22 19:00 GMT (UK)
Gosh you guys are good aren't you! Thank you very much for your speedy responses ,

Poor little George . :(