TY - JOUR
TI - Joseph Conrad´s illness narratives: evidence from the Collected Letters and a new diagnosis
AU - Murphy, Royse
TI - Joseph Conrad´s illness narratives: evidence from the Collected Letters and a new diagnosis
AB - Over 840 letters in the nine-volume ‘Collected Letters’ series refer to Joseph Conrad’s health worries and symptoms. Conrad attributed his symptoms to gout. However, the letters suggest a recurring complex illness, probably Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE). Later degenerative symptoms suggest Osteoarthritis rather than the destructive inflammatory arthritis typically associated with gout. 
VL - 2012
IS - Vol. VII
PY - 2013
SN - 1899-3028
C1 - 2084-3941
SP - 113
EP - 124
DO - 10.4467/20843941YC.12.006.0695
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/yearbook-of-conrad-studies/article/joseph-conrads-illness-narratives-evidence-from-the-collected-letters-and-a-new-diagnosis
KW - Joseph Conrad’s health
KW - Joseph Conrad’s letters
KW - Joseph Conrad’s medical history
KW - new diagnosis
KW - Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE)