2017/09/01 by JA Vale, JW Scadding · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #History, Medicine, and Leadership
paper · doi:10.4997/jrcpe.2017.316
openalex publication_date 2017/09/01 · openalex created_date 2018/03/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/04
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. He was managed in a private villa by Lord Moran, his personal physician, with the assistance of two nurses and the expert advice of colleagues. 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.