what did andrew johnson die from?
Stroke
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 Johnson had several health problems , including childhood tuberculous scrofula resulting in deep facial scarring , deafness in one ear and blindness in one eye , gout , testicular cancer , and a stroke in his final year that left him unable to speak ; his autopsy indicated that he had pulmonary fibrosis along with cardiac failure probably due to hypertension , a condition then unknown . Johnson displayed signs consistent with several diagnoses , including depression and Tourette syndrome ( TS ) . 

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 Two hours later , Henson finally agreed to go to New York Hospital in New York City . By the time he was admitted shortly after 4 : 00 am , he could no longer breathe on his own , and an X @-@ ray revealed he had abscesses in his lungs . He was placed on a mechanical ventilator to help him breathe , but his condition deteriorated rapidly despite aggressive treatment with multiple antibiotics . Less than 24 hours later on May 16 , 1990 , Henson died at the age of 53 . 

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 Walter Jackson Bate , in his 1977 biography on Johnson , wrote : 

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 Jackson suffered a series of injuries and ailments in his later years . In 1958 , he broke his neck after falling down a flight of stairs . His recovery took 18 @-@ months and cost him mobility in his right hand . Two months after his release , Jackson returned to hospital with a bout of jaundice . He was hospitalized again in 1962 following an epileptic seizure . 

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 Many visitors came to see Johnson as he lay sick in bed , but he preferred only Langton 's company . Burney waited for word of Johnson 's condition , along with Windham , Strahan , Hoole , Cruikshank , Des Moulins and Barber . On 13 December 1784 , Johnson met with two others : a young woman , Miss Morris , whom Johnson blessed , and Francesco Sastres , an Italian teacher , who was given some of Johnson 's final words : " Iam Moriturus " ( " I who am about to die " ) . Shortly afterwards he fell into a coma , and died at 7 : 00 pm . 
