GOLD THERAPY IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Authors: C H ADAMS, R L CECIL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 July 1950GOLD THERAPY IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISCHESTER H. ADAMS, M.D., RUSSELL L. CECIL, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHESTER H. ADAMS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RUSSELL L. CECIL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-1-163 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIf rheumatoid arthritis is ever to be controlled completely and permanently, it would seem reasonable to suppose that such a result would have to be achieved during the comparatively early stages of the disease; that is, before marked crippling caused by joint destruction, ankylosis and deformity has taken place. In the early months of rheumatoid arthritis, apparently up to one year, the disease is nearly always completely reversible. It may be completely reversible even later if joint destruction has not occurred. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication December 9, 1949.From the Arthritis Clinics of the New York Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery and the Department of Medicine of Cornell University Medical College, New York City. 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