THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH AN INJECTABLE FORM OF BEE VENOM
Authors: Jacques Kroner, Robert M. Lintz, Marion Tyndall, Leonora Andersen, Edith E. Nicholls
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 January 1938THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH AN INJECTABLE FORM OF BEE VENOMJACQUES KRONER, M.D., ROBERT M. LINTZ, M.D., MARION TYNDALL, M.D., LEONORA ANDERSEN, M.D., EDITH E. NICHOLLS, M.D.JACQUES KRONER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT M. LINTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARION TYNDALL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEONORA ANDERSEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDITH E. NICHOLLS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-7-1077 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor many generations there has been prevalent among the rural population of European countries and to a lesser extent in America, a belief that the sting of bees is a cure for rheumatism. Beck,1in 1935, published a book on this subject and he traced the use of bee sting and bee venom from antiquity up to the present time. Bee-keepers were the first to use bee sting in the treatment of rheumatic conditions and it is only within the past 50 years that physicians have adopted it as a therapeutic measure. The first medical report of its use for...Bibliography1. BECK BF: Bee venom therapy, 1935, Appleton-Century Co., New York, p. 238. Google Scholar2. DEMARTIS TP: (Report on a patient), L'abeille Med. Paris, 1859, xxx, 233. Google Scholar3. TERČ F: Über eine merkwürdige Beziehung des Bienenstiches zum Rheumatismus, Wien. med. Presse, 1880, xxix, 1261, 1295, 1326, 1359, 1393, 1424. Google Scholar4. POLLACK H: Über Apikosanbehandlung bei Iritis rheumatica, Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenheilk., 1928, lxxxi, 668-671. Google Scholar5. KRETSCHY F: Die moderne Bienengifttherapie, Ztschr. f. wissensch. Bäderk., 1928, iii, 112-116. Google Scholar6. ROURKEERNSTENE MAC: Method for correcting the erythrocyte sedimentation rate for variation in the cell volume percentage of blood, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1930, viii, 545-559. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. STAINSBYNICHOLLS WJEE: Results of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis with reference to foci of infection and streptococcus vaccine, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1933, xviii, 881-889. Google 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 March 10, 1937.From the New York Hospital, and the Department of Medicine of Cornell University Medical College, New York City.The bee venom used in this experiment is a preparation called "Apicosan" manufactured by Dr. August Wolff, Bielefeld, Germany, and dispensed in the United States through A. W. Kretschmar, Inc., New York City. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVENOMS, COPPER, AND ZINC IN THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITISApitherapy (Bee Venom Therapy)Inhibitory effect of honey bee venom on immune complex mediated leukocyte migration into rabbit knee-jointsAnimal Venoms in Therapy 1 January 1938Volume 11, Issue 7Page: 1077-1083KeywordsBeesHospital medicineRheumatic conditionsRheumatoid arthritisVenoms ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1938 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1938, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...