Rheumatic diseases other than rheumatic fever.

A total of 101 cases of rheumatic diseases collected during a period of six months from a hospital population have been analysed. These did not include rheumatic fever. Paediatric age group up to age of 12 years was not included in the series. Rheumatoid arthritis has been found to be the commonest condition, constituting 60 cases. Cervical spondylosis was next in common (24 cases). Ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthritis constituted nine and six cases respectively. Emphasis has been laid on the bizarre manifestation of cervical spondylosis. The study, in spite of limitations throws some light on the relative frequency of rheumatic diseases other than rheumatic fever in Bangladesh.