Present Status of Heliotherapy in Tuberculosis
Authors: Charles K. Petter
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 May 1931Present Status of Heliotherapy in TuberculosisCHARLES K. PETTER, M.D.CHARLES K. PETTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-11-1452 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"'Let there be light,' said God; and forthwith light Ethereal first of things, quintessence pure Sprung from the deep."Milton's quotation exemplifies the aphorism that light is life. Metabolism and the vital processes of higher organisms are impossible, while our material universe could not have developed, without light. Every race of man has looked upon the sun as a god of comfort, health and life. Little wonder is it then that the earliest written histories of the Egyptian, Babylonian, Iranio-Persian, Greek, Roman and Hebrew peoples refer to the sun first as a source of light, then as the deity of...Bibliography ANDERSON WT: Effective Ultra Violet, Arch. Physical Therapy, X-ray, Radium. II, Vol. IV. pp. 301-305. Google Scholar GOLDBERG B: Heliotherapy, City of Chicago Municipal Sanitorium Bulletin, Vol. X, Nos. 1, 2, 3, Jan., Feb., Mar., 1930. Google Scholar KIRKWOOD RC: Value of Artificial Heliotherapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Arch. Physical Therapy, X-ray, Radium. Vol. VIII, No. 3, Mar., 1927. Google Scholar LAURENS H: Rôle of Light in Physiology & Pathology. New Orleans Medical & Surgical Journal. Vol. XXC, No. 6, pp. 380-389, Dec., 1927. Light in Tuberculosis. British Journal of Actinotherapy & Physiotherapy, Vol. IV, No. 7, Editorial p. 133, Oct., 1929. Google Scholar MAYER E: Clinical Application of Sunlight & Artificial Radiation. 1926. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md. Google Scholar PHELPS WM: Specificity of Light Action in Tuberculosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. XII, No. 2, pp. 253-269. April, 1930. Google Scholar POLLOCK WC: Heliotherapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. American Review of Tuberculosis. Vol. 14, pp. 505-522. Nov., 1926. Google Scholar ROLLIER A: Heliotherapy. Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, London, Eng. Heliotherapy of Surgical Tuberculosis Complicated by Pulmonary Tuberculosis. British Journal of Actinotherapy & Physiotherapy, Vol. IV, No. 7, pp. 140-143. Oct., 1929. Google Scholar WATSON SH: The Use and Abuse of Heliotherapy in Tuberculosis. Journal A.M.A., Vol. 87, No. 13, pp. 1026-1031, Sept., 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WEINBREN M: Ultra-Violet Treatment in Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis. British Journal of Actinotherapy & Physiotherapy, Vol. IV, No. 1, pp. 137-140, Oct., 1929. Google Scholar WURTZEN CH: The Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Universal Light Baths. British Journal of Actinotherapy & Physiotherapy, Vol. IV, No. 7, pp. 135-137, Oct., 1929. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Glen Lake Sanatorium Oak Terrace, Minnesota*Read before the Meeting of the Resident and Consulting Staff Glen Lake Sanatorium, Oak Terrace, Minnesota. November 19, 1930. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1931Volume 4, Issue 11Page: 1452-1459KeywordsRacial and ethnic issues ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...