- My husband Marcello, who is a surgeon, thinks that the disease in
question
might be "myositis ossificans".
"Scleroderma", on the other hand, is a different process, marked by
deposition of dense fibrous tissue
in the skin and in internal organs
( I am writing this under his direct dictation).
Erminia
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: RD Laing - help needed
> scleriderma?
>
> At 04:48 PM 8/9/2000 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >Could anyone with a copy of R.D. Laing's book 'Wisdom,
> >Madness & Folly' contact me backchannel ASAP? In one of
> >the early chapters he describes his work as a medical doctor
> >in the early 50s, and describes a patient of his who suffered
> >a condition in which his muscle tissue ossified -- I'm looking
> >for the medical term for this condition, which I'm sure is mentioned
> >in the book. Have a vague memory that he was working as
> >an army doctor at the time, or during national service of some
> >sort (so might have been late 40s-early 50s).
> >
> >Ta
> >
> >
> >Andy
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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