THE ANTISTREPTOLYSIN TITER AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID IN CARDITIS OF OBSCURE ETIOLOGY
Authors: N REITMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 May 1947THE ANTISTREPTOLYSIN TITER AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID IN CARDITIS OF OBSCURE ETIOLOGYNORMAN REITMAN, M.D.NORMAN REITMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-5-774 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor many years it has been recognized that hemolytic streptococcus infections may cause secondary cardiac changes varying from endocarditis and subsequent valvular deformities to a diffuse pancarditis, or simply a transient involvement of the conduction system.When there is an accompanying migratory polyarthritis, epistaxis, erythema marginatum or nodosum, or vague abdominal pain, the cardiac changes are said to be part of the symptom complex we recognize as rheumatic fever. However, when the pathologic change occurs in the conduction system alone, it is often difficult to prove that the cause is acute rheumatic fever; but on occasion the etiological agent causing...Bibliography1. TODD EW: Antigenic streptococcal hemolysin, Jr. Exper. Med., 1932, lv, 267-280. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. TODD EW: Antihemolysin titers in hemolytic streptococcus infections, and their significance in rheumatic fever, British Jr. Exper. Path., 1932, xiii, 248-259. Google Scholar3. MYERSKEEFER WKCS: Antistreptolysin content of the blood serum in rheumatic fever and rheumatoid arthritis, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1934, xiii, 155-167. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BRUENN HG: The mechanism of impaired auriculo-ventricular conduction in acute rheumatic fever, Am. Heart Jr., 1937, xiii, 413-427. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. KEITH JD: Over-stimulation of vagus nerve in rheumatic fever, Quart. Jr. Med., 1938, vii, 29-41. Google Scholar6. WENDKOSNOLL MHJ: Symposium on cardiovascular diseases; survey of rheumatic fever in large station hospital, Med. Clin. North Am., 1944, xxviii, 124-147. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. GUBNERSZUCHSUNGERLEIDER RMHE: Provocative prolongation of the P-R interval in rheumatic fever, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1945, ccix, 469-478. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. MENKEN V: Dynamics of inflammation, 1940, Macmillan, New York. Google Scholar9. LOEWINAVRATIL OE: Über humorale Ubertragbarkeit der Herznervenwirkung; über des Schicksal des Vagusstoffs, Arch. f. d. ges. Physiol., 1926, ccxiv, 678-688. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. WHITE PD: Heart disease, Third Edition, 1944, Macmillan, New York, p. 919, and personal communication with the author. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Brunswick, New Jersey*Received for publication October 22, 1945. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byElectrocardiographic Studies in Patients with Abnormalities in Serial Examinations with Standard Leads during Acute Infectious Diseases. 1 May 1947Volume 26, Issue 5Page: 774-779KeywordsAIDSAbdominal painArthritisEndocarditisErythemaEtiologyMyocarditisRheumatic feverStreptococcal infectionsStreptococcus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...