Abstract
The present paper reports a case of meningeal apoplexy which demonstrated Stieda's shadow during the treatment in our Department of Internal Medicine. The case was a 45 years old male. His occupation was tin-smith. On the bases of myocardiac disturbances, arteriosclerosis and nephritis, he had an attack of meningeal apoplexy after 2-3 months' prodromal symptoms. During the course, on approximately 24th day of disease, f e complained of pain, slight redness, swelling, diflculty in flexion and jumping patella in the left knee joint. Later (on the 55th day of disease), two bow-shaped independent osseous shadows were recognized by X-ray examination in the proximity of the tibial condyle of femur in parallel with the surface of the condyle. Opressive pain and slight bulging in this region was noticed. This indicated the complication with Stieda's shadow. The present paper describes the general process of these two symptoms (the case was discharged on the 81st day of disease), and also considers as to whether there exist any logical inference in the correlationship between meningeal apoplexy and Stieda's shadow.
