The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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J R Coll Physicians Edinb · Sep 2017
Historical ArticleIn Carthage ruins: the illness of Sir Winston Churchill at Carthage, December 1943.
This paper reviews Churchill's illness in Carthage in December 1943. It was characterised by fever that lasted 6 days, left lower lobe pneumonia and two episodes of atrial fibrillation. ⋯ Sulphadiazine and digitalis leaf were prescribed and Churchill recovered. It is remarkable that, despite the severity of his illness, he continued to direct the affairs of State from his bed.