CORTISONE AND GOLD THERAPY IN CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Authors: H E THOMPSON, H J ROWE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 April 1952CORTISONE AND GOLD THERAPY IN CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISHARRY E. THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAROLD J. ROWE, M.D.HARRY E. THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD J. ROWE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-4-992 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis study of cortisone and gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis appeared to be of interest since cortisone, despite its remarkable effect in this disease,1has not proved of expected value. It was hoped that this steroid would permanently and completely inactivate rheumatoid arthritis. However, there is evidence2, 3, 4that in most instances cortisone acts only as a suppressive agent, and it is known that undesirable physiologic actions may result from its prolonged administration.5Hence, it appeared worth while to determine if cortisone and gold given concurrently, or if cortisone given to patients already receiving gold, would increase the effect...Bibliography1. HenchKendallSlocumbPolley PSECCHHF: Effects of cortisone acetate and pituitary ACTH on rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever and certain other conditions: a study in clinical physiology, Arch. Int. Med. 85: 545-666 (April) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. IronsAyerBrownArmstrong ENJPRGHS: ACTH and cortisone in diffuse collagen disease and chronic dermatosis, J. A. M. A. 145: 861-869, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Editorial: Effects of cortisone and pituitary adrenal corticotropic hormone, J. A. M. A. 142: 730-731 (March 11), 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SofferLevittBaehr LJMFG: Use of cortisone and adreno-corticotropic hormone in acute disseminated lupus erythematosus, Arch. Int. Med. 86: 558-573 (Oct.) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Sprague RC: Observations on the physiologic effects of cortisone and ACTH in man, Arch. Int. Med. 85: 199-258 (Feb.) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ThompsonWyattHicks HEBLRA: Chronic atrophic arthritis, Ann. Int. Med. 11: 1792-1805 (April) 1938. LinkGoogle Scholar7. SteinbrockerTraegerBatterman OCHRC: Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis, J. A. M. A. 140: 659-662 (June 25) 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tucson, Arizona*Received for publication August 29, 1951.Presented in part before the Arizona Rheumatism Association, May, 1951, Tucson, Arizona.Aided by grants from the B. Montgomery and A. Vela Clinical Research Fund. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCombined Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Gold and Chloroquine: II Evaluation of the Side EffectsCombined Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Gold and Chloroquine: II Evaluation of the Side EffectsMorbus ReiterErkrankungen des EndokardRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (ELEVENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., DARRELL C. CRAIN, 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., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Arthritis ResearchGOLD-HORMONAL THERAPY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS*PAUL J. BILKA, M.D., MAX H. WEIL, M.D.Rheumatoid arthritis: A review of recent advances in our knowledge concerning pathology, diagnosis, and treatment 1 April 1952Volume 36, Issue 4Page: 992-1000KeywordsResearch fundingRheumatoid arthritis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...