although 24 ( 35.8 % ) of the patients were simultaneously suffering from a florid , specific infection localized elsewhere , and abscesses , fistulas , or a combination of these were identified in 40 patients ( 59.7 % ) , only 17 ( 25.4 % ) were in slightly impaired general condition , and in over one-half of the patients , the hourly blood sedimentation rate was normal or only slightly elevated ( up to 20 mm n.w . ) .
C0009450
infection
C0000833
abscesses