GOLD-HORMONAL THERAPY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Authors: P J BILKA, M H WEIL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 March 1955GOLD-HORMONAL THERAPY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISPAUL J. BILKA, M.D., MAX H. WEIL, M.D.PAUL J. BILKA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MAX H. WEIL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-3-638 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the introduction by Hench1of cortisone and corticotropin to clinical medicine, the value of these agents in certain acute disorders has been widely accepted. Their helpfulness and, at times, lifesaving nature are recognized. When they are administered for short periods the problem of "toxicity" or adverse physiologic effects of these hormones is minimal and is usually greatly overbalanced by their beneficial effects. However, in the treatment of a chronic disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis, where continued administration of the potent physiologic agent is required in order to maintain its benefits, the clinician is forced to ask himself the question:...Bibliography1. HenchKendallSlocumbPolley PSECCHHF: The effect of a hormone of the adrenal cortex (17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone: compound E) and of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone on rheumatoid arthritis, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 24: 181-197 (Apr. 13) 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. FreybergPattersonAdamsDurivageTraeger RHMCHJCH: Practical considerations of the use of cortisone and ACTH in rheumatoid arthritis, Ann. Rheumat. Dis. 10: 1-15 (Mar.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Ragan C: Rheumatoid arthritis. The natural history of the disease and its management, Bull. New York Acad. Med. 27: 63-74 (Feb.) 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Editorial: Gold salts for rheumatoid arthritis, Ann. Int. Med. 26: 618-624 (Apr.) 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar5. AdamsCecil CHRL: Gold therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis, Ann. Int. Med. 33: 163-173 (July) 1950. LinkGoogle Scholar6. MargolisCaplan HMPS: The effects of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in rheumatoid arthritis, J. A. M. A. 145: 382-389 (Feb. 10) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ThompsonRowe HEHJ: Cortisone and gold therapy in chronic rheumatoid arthritis, Ann. Int. Med. 36: 992-1000 (Apr.) 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar8. CosteCayleeDelbarrePiguet FJFB: Chryso-hormonal association in chronic evolutive polyarthritis, Rev. rhumat. Par. 20: 1, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. KammererCecilRobbins WLRLC: Report at meeting of New York Rheumatism Association, April, 1952. Google Scholar10. BattermanTraegerWainerde RCCHH: Report at meeting of New York Rheumatism Association, April, 1952. Google Scholar11. EnsignSigler DCJW: Combination therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Ann. Rheumat. Dis. 11: 306-308 (Dec.) 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. SteinbrockerTraegerBatterman OCHRC: Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis, J. A. M. A. 140: 659-662 (June 25) 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. Coste F: Association Chryso-Hormonale, August, 1953, VIIIe Congrès International des Maladies Rheumatismales, Genève, pp. 99-105. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication April 30, 1954.From the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TWELFTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IICHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Skin eruptions with gold therapy—influence of sesame oilYour Questions answered 1 March 1955Volume 42, Issue 3Page: 638-643KeywordsAdrenocorticotropic hormoneHormonesRheumatoid arthritisToxicity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...