about 1030 F. A single blood culture was sterile.She began a 28-day course of penicillin, 125,000 units 3-hourly on May 25, and the temperature subsided on May 29.During the course of penicillin numbers of rheumatic nodules appeared on the wrists and elbows and were present for two months.Recovery was slow, and joint pains continued despite salicylates.She left hospital on September 24 and by November 25 was back at work.During this illness the spleen was not palpable and there were no emboli into the skin.247
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