A STATISTICAL STUDY OF ALLERGY IN ARTHRITIS
Authors: Eugene F. Traut, Emil G. Vrtiak
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 November 1939A STATISTICAL STUDY OF ALLERGY IN ARTHRITISEUGENE F. TRAUT, M.D., EMIL G. VRTIAK, M.D.EUGENE F. TRAUT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EMIL G. VRTIAK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-5-761 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBecause of the similarity of certain aspects of rheumatic fever to serum sickness, the classical example of allergy, we investigated the frequency of asthma, hay fever, urticaria, eczema, migraine, and hyperesthetic rhinitis in 459 victims of the rheumatic state, in the Central Free Dispensary, in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, and in private practice. 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