FELTY'S SYNDROME; ITS SEVERAL FEATURES, INCLUDING TISSUE CHANGES, COMPARED WITH OTHER FORMS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Authors: A. C. Curtis, H. M. Pollard
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 June 1940FELTY'S SYNDROME; ITS SEVERAL FEATURES, INCLUDING TISSUE CHANGES, COMPARED WITH OTHER FORMS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISA. C. CURTIS, M.D., F.A.C.P., H. M. POLLARD, M.D., F.A.C.P.A. C. CURTIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, H. M. POLLARD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-12-2265 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1924 Felty1 described a syndrome occurring in five cases characterized by chronic rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly, and leukopenia. The syndrome occurred in individuals of middle age; all patients gave a history of marked loss of weight and all were undernourished; the arthritic process was distinctly chronic with an average duration of four and one-half years; the onset was either acute or gradual; and in the extremities occurred a generalized articular aching, which was mild but persistent, and accentuated by an occasional acute exacerbation.In two of the cases the spleens were palpable just below the costal margins, in two others...Bibliography1. FELTY AR: Chronic arthritis in the adult, associated with splenomegaly and leukopenia. A report of 5 cases of an unusual clinical syndrome, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1924, xxxv, 16. Google Scholar2. HANRAHANMILLER EMSR: Effect of splenectomy in Felty's syndrome, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1247. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SINGER HA: The etiology of Felty's and related syndromes, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, ci, 2078. Google Scholar4. 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HENCH PS: Present status of problem of "rheumatism" and arthritis; review of American and English literature for 1934, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, ix, 883. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*Received for publication December 7, 1938.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan. 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