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Notes on the swelling of the tops of the hands and feet, and on a spasmodic affection of the thumbs and toes, which very commonly attends it.

Publication Details

Edinb. med. surg. J., 12, 448-52. Edinburgh, 1816 CE.

In his early account of chronic tetany, Kellie referred to carpo-pedal spasm and spasms of the glottis as part of the syndrome.

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Publication place: Edinburgh