rheumatology

Many people who do not understand rheumatology often think that rheumatism is a concept of traditional Chinese medicine, but only diseases such as cold legs, rheumatism and bone pain.

But Wang Ruoxiang knew it was not. "Rheumatism" is actually a translated word. It borrows the rheumatism statement from traditional Chinese medicine, and then has explanations from traditional Chinese medicine.

"Rheuma" originated from the "rheuma" in the ancient Greek medical system, meaning "body fluids that are harmful to the body". In the 4th century BC, "The Complete Works of Hippocrates" believed in an article on human anatomy that the body fluids of the human body are poured into the limbs and internal organs due to the dampness and coldness, and infiltrate into the joints and cause diseases, which is called rheumatism.

In the 17th century, Guilom Di Bayou, the "father of modern rheumatism", introduced the concept of rheumatism into clinical practice and defined it as a motor system disease.

Nowadays, rheumatism generally refers to a group of diseases that affect bones, joints and their surrounding soft tissues, such as muscles, burses, tendons, ligaments, fascia, nerves, etc.

For example, diffuse connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, etc., the pathogenesis of these rheumatism is mostly related to the autoimmune system. Modern medicine still has limited means for this, and most of the time it can only use analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs to treat symptoms. Therefore, there are still traditional herbs in various countries that are recommended for combined treatment of rheumatism.

Among the medical teams from all countries participating in today's conference, there are top rheumatologists like Professor Lu Qiqing.

This is a meeting on abnormal things, and a medical meeting on this strange disease.

"We have conducted clinical consultations with some patients, especially how they feel," said Dr. Jonah Glaser from FBM. The epidemic in Citigroup is the most serious. Whether it is in the 10-stricken city of New York or Los Angeles, there are patients everywhere. "I got some answers like a classical interpretation of rheumatism."

In classicalism, Dr. Glaser used this adjective, which made Professor Lu, Wang Ruoxiang and others confused.

The conference screen played the images of clinical consultations. The first one was a teenager, 16 years old, named Kevin Greer. He was the earliest confirmed patient in Citigroup Los Angeles. His right upper limb was the most severe and his whole body was accompanied by ossification.

"At the beginning, the patient said that the body was just a very strange soreness, which turned into severe pain after ossification." Dr. Glaser said, "We think this is the first stage after the onset, but in the second stage, it is the patient's current state, and he feels that there is an abnormal flow of water in his body."

Abnormal water flow? The front-line members in Qing'an conference room were even more confused. Even Professor Lu Qingqi and medical experts from many countries have learned about this situation for the first time. It seems that only Citigroup patients have developed to the second stage.

In the screen image, Kevin Grier was in a small ward with pale walls. In order to allow patients to get as little contact as possible to clear pathogens, the ward was arranged very simple, even like a cell. The boy had a bad face, his right hand became black, and there was a sense of fear in his pain and hesitation.

He didn't do any bandage on his body, so it was useless. He didn't have surgery and had never taken any other medicine except for pain relief and anti-inflammatory drugs.

"What's going on with the body fluids you're talking about? Can you tell me in detail?" asked Dr. Glaser, who came in to consult at the time.

"There is a stream of water... flowing in my body..." Kevin Greer replied blankly, "That's right, what do you mean... Damn it... it's definitely not the blood in the blood vessels, or the water I drink in my stomach... My whole body is turning into stones, but the gaps that have not changed yet, between the stones and stones, there is something flowing, I feel like water, I can even hear it ringing, like the sound of a river, the water flows very fast..."

"Can you give us more descriptions about this water, or body fluid, about its color, shape, smell, and these aspects?"

"I don't know...I don't know...I just feel that they are flowing very fast, like a flood, and I feel that I will be washed away, so my body is turning into a stone. Only like a stone, like a huge rock in a pyramid will it not be washed away..."

Wang Ruoxiang frowned when she heard this and noticed what the patient said, "a huge rock in the pyramid."

These abnormal feelings of patients are usually not unreasonable, but often point to the truth of the matter.

Petrochemical disease, the pyramid of the boulders, the pyramid of Khufu, 2.3 million boulders...

Is this ceremony going to build a huge, "real" pyramid of corpses with the human bones of these patients?

At the same time, Tongye, Xiaoxu, Lou Xiaoning and others had their own thoughts, and they all noticed this point of stone, but Chang Qianhang noticed something else...

"Flood...Flood!" Chang Qianhang exclaimed in a low voice, his haggard face became even more strange. He thought about something and said to everyone who came to see it: "The ancient civilizations have legends about floods, and almost all regard floods as great disasters, world-class disasters. This is because most ancient civilizations originate next to rivers. Once floods occur, their homes are often destroyed. However, except for civilizations in one place, there is no record of flood disasters in Egyptian mythology."

This is what is called "a specialized in profession", and many doctors were surprised, which was beyond their common sense.

Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations of mankind. Why is there no flood disaster? Because the land is in the desert? There is no flood? What about the Nile River?

"Ancient Egypt and ancient Kushi were all Nile civilizations." Chang Qianhang continued, "The people of the Nile civilization are not afraid of floods, they are afraid of no floods. It is precisely because the Nile River floods regularly every year that it brings them water sources, fertility of the land, and harvests. If the Nile River does not have floods in any year, they will starve to death and thirst. Therefore, the Nile civilization regards floods as a gift from God, which is different from the ancient civilizations in other parts of the world. Floods and the sun are the two major sources of life that constitute the Nile civilization."

Wang Ruoxiang frowned higher, and an inexplicable chill flashed in her heart.

After the locust became ill, Tong Ye had such expectations for her, hoping that she would propose some medical ideas to unravel the fog based on clues.

Now she had a conjecture, "I was wondering whether the enemy was creating a 'growth', and these patients gathered into rivers and into great floods. That was the end of the world for us, but for them, it was the coming of God. They would come out of the pyramids, welcome their God, and welcome the arrival of a new world."

For a moment, the conference room became silent and everyone was shivering.

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