DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS OF RHEUMATIC FEVER AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RHEUMATIC FEVER PATIENT
Authors: F J LEWY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 April 1952DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS OF RHEUMATIC FEVER AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RHEUMATIC FEVER PATIENTFREDERICK J. LEWY, M.D.FREDERICK J. LEWY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-4-1042 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe American Council on Rheumatic Fever, through its Committee on Community Rheumatic Fever Programs, has recently conducted a survey on a representative sampling of programs to get answers to some of the many questions related to the management and control of this complex and elusive disease.To report to the cardiologists of the country ononeaspect of the survey, namely, the common diagnostic problems encountered in rheumatic fever clinics and wards, and their implication for the management of patients or suspects, is not only a privilege but also almost an obligation. For it is to the cardiologist that the...Bibliography1. Smillie WJ: The rôle of preventive medicine in clinical practice, Ann. Int. Med. 28: 826, 1948. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Guide for Local Rheumatic Fever Programs, New York State Dept. of Health, 1949 (p. 32). Google Scholar3. Nomenclature and Criteria for Diagnosis Diseases of the Heart, New York Heart Ass'n, 4th Ed., 1946. Google Scholar4. WedumDarleyRhodes BGWPH: Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease at high altitudes, Am. J. Dis. Child. 79: 205, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. McCueGalvin CL: Preliminary report on rheumatic fever in Virginia, J. Pediat. 33: 467 (Oct.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Lewy FJ: A metropolitan health department's rheumatic fever program, Harvard P. H. Alumni Bull. 6: (Nov.) 1949. Google Scholar7. Rutstein DD: Need for a public health program in rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, Am. J. Pub. Health 36: 461 (May) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BrownellBerger KDA: Requirements of a program for the care of rheumatic and cardiac children in New York City. Statement prepared for the Mid-Century White House Conference, Aug. 10, 1950. Google Scholar9. BlandJones EFTD: Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. A twenty-year report on 1,000 patients followed since childhood, Circulation 4: 836, 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication July 31, 1951.Read before the Scientific Session of Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Heart Association, Atlantic City, June 8, 1951. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Differential Diagnosis of Rheumatic FeverRHEUMATISM 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.Current pediatric references 1 April 1952Volume 36, Issue 4Page: 1042-1049KeywordsHeartRheumatic fever Issue Published: 1 April 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...