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This very interesting article came out today. A physician and medical historian believes that Mary may have suffered from pernicious anemia:
"Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease that starts in the stomach and that impairs the body's ability to absorb food efficiently," Sotos said. "And as a result, the person becomes B12 deficient eventually, and that causes lots of problems in every organ of the body."
It was a fatal illness until treatment was discovered decades after her death. The disease can lead to many of the symptoms exhibited by Mary Todd Lincoln: a sore mouth, pale skin, difficulty walking and psychiatric problems. It can also cause swelling.
"The puffiness is not in a way that would occur with just an accumulation of fat," Sotos said.
Read the rest here.It was a fatal illness until treatment was discovered decades after her death. The disease can lead to many of the symptoms exhibited by Mary Todd Lincoln: a sore mouth, pale skin, difficulty walking and psychiatric problems. It can also cause swelling.
"The puffiness is not in a way that would occur with just an accumulation of fat," Sotos said.