ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN A LARGE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD 1950 THROUGH 1954
Authors: S L LIEBER, J E HOLOUBEK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 July 1956ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN A LARGE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD 1950 THROUGH 1954SAMUEL L. LIEBER, M.D., JOE E. HOLOUBEK, M.D., F.A.C.P.SAMUEL L. LIEBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOE E. HOLOUBEK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-1-118 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMedical literature contains little information regarding the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in the central southern portion of the United States, although in the past there have been reports from other sections.1, 2, 3 The purpose of this paper is to report this disease as seen on the wards of Confederate Memorial Medical Center, of Shreveport, Louisiana, a 1,000 bed general hospital for the care of indigent citizens of Louisiana. The drawing area of this hospital is primarily the northern part of the state.Admissions:During the five year period from January 1, 1950, through December 31, 1954, there were...Bibliography1. Bruce RA: Current status of acute rheumatic fever in the State of Washington, Northwest Med. 52: 636-638, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. JoosKatsampes HACP: A community study of rheumatic fever, Am. J. Dis. Child. 83: 37-51, 1952. Google Scholar3. Joint Report by the Rheumatic Fever Working Committee of the Medical Research Council of Great Britain and the Subcommittee of Principal Investigators of the American Council on Rheumatic Fever and Congenital Heart Disease, American Heart Association: The treatment of acute rheumatic fever in children, Circulation 11: 343-377, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Ash R: The first ten years of rheumatic infection in childhood, Am. Heart J. 36: 89-97, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BlandJones EFTO: Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. A twenty year report on 1000 patients followed since childhood, Circulation 4: 836-843, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SeegalSeegalJost DEBEL: A comparative study of the geographic distribution of rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, and acute glomerulonephritis in North America, Am. J. M. Sc. 190: 383-389, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. KoenigWeaverChildersWoods LJTSAHS: Rheumatic fever in Tennessee, South. M. J. 43: 199-204, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. DavisRosin DBS: Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Los Angeles children, J. Pediat. 24: 502-513, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. McCueGalvin CMLF: A preliminary report on rheumatic fever in Virginia, J. Pediat. 33: 467-483, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Shreveport, Louisiana*Received for publication February 14, 1956.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.†Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Confederate Memorial Medical Center.‡Assistant Chief of Staff, Internal Medicine, Confederate Memorial Medical Center.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Samuel L. Lieber, M.D., Physicians & Surgeons Building West, Shreveport, Louisiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAcute rheumatic fever in Karachi, PakistanThe changing face of rheumatismRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (THIRTEENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)*CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, 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., HOWARD F. POLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARLOS F. SACASA, M.D., F.A.C.P., OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HANS WAINE, M.D., GEORGE M. WILSON JR., M.D.Rheumatic Fever in the Young AdultErkrankungen des EndokardStudies of acute rheumatic fever in the adultACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER: A STUDY OF 132 CASES IN YOUNG ADULTS*RICHARD C. BATES, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 July 1956Volume 45, Issue 1Page: 118-125KeywordsErythemaHygieneMyocarditisRheumatic feverStreptococcal infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...