Died of Rheumatism ?? - Genealogists' Forum

vallee · #1 03-09-09, 12:52

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can anybody tell me what this means please thanks

Trish@Somerset · #2 03-09-09, 13:00

Don't know about the rheumatism but nephritis is kidney failure

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/nephritis1.shtml

vallee · #3 03-09-09, 13:04

is it oh dear he was only 20 years of age too thanks Trish

Sweetpea · #4 03-09-09, 13:05

Ascitesmight be cancer of something in the stomach area .... presumably the first word which has me foxed at the moment

http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Resou...ffects/Ascites

he wasn't a well chap for 20 poor thing

Trish@Somerset · #5 03-09-09, 13:08

Anasarca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasarca

vallee · #6 03-09-09, 13:09

firs word is Anasarca

#7 03-09-09, 13:09

Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal area - no doubt caused by the nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys) - nephritis causing his kidneys to malfunction and not get rid of his bodily fluids. Anasarca is swelling.

vallee · #8 03-09-09, 13:11

hi Stella would the rheumatism have contributed to his death then?

#9 03-09-09, 13:12

No Val, not rheumatism alone. Nephritis, leading to kidney failure though definitely would.

vallee · #10 03-09-09, 13:13

I wonder if they moved from Shoreditch to Portsea for his health ??? they used to suggest sea air didnt they for illnesses