The Allergic Reaction, The Basis of Tuberculin Therapy
Authors: F. M. Pottenger
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1927)

Article1 November 1927The Allergic Reaction, The Basis of Tuberculin TherapyF. M. POTTENGER, M.D.F. M. POTTENGER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-1-5-283 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDIFFERENCE IN REACTION OF THE NON-TUBERCULOUS AND THE TUBERCULOUS TO TUBERCLE BACILLIClinical tuberculosis is a disease which is usually engrafted upon an individual who has been previously infected by tubercle bacilli; and who, because of this fact, offers a special resistance to their growth and spread. If the secondary implantations are not produced by too large numbers of bacilli, the infection proves to be abortive or heals; or, if infection becomes well established, the resulting disease nearly always assumes a chronic course. That is, the tendency to proliferation on the part of the local cells exceeds the tendency to...Bibliography(1) BALDWINPETROFFGARDNER ERSALS: "Tuberculosis, Bacteriology, Pathology and Laboratory Diagnosis." Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1927, p. 117. Google Scholar(2) METCHNIKOFF E: "Immunity in Infective Diseases." Cambridge Press, 1905. Google Scholar(3) ASCHOFF L: "Lectures on Pathology." Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York, 1924. pp. 1-33. Google Scholar(4) KOCH R: "Fortsetzung der Mitteilungen uber ein Heilmittel gegen Tuberkulose." Deutsche med. Wochenschrift, 1891, Nr. 3. Google Scholar(5) KRAUSEWILLIS AKHS: "The Dissemination of Virulent Tubercle Bacilli after Infection and Reinfection." Transactions National Tuberculosis Association, 1924. Google Scholar(6) KRAUSE AK: "Human Resistance to Tuberculosis at Various Ages of Life." Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 1925. Vol. xi, p. 350. Google Scholar(7) KRAUSEHOFER : "Bakteriolyse." Deutsche med. Wochenschrift, 1912. No. 26. Google Scholar(8) SCHREIBERSSCHLOSSMAN : Quoted in Lowenstein's "Handbuch der gesamten Tuberkulose-Therapie." 1925, Urban und Schwartzenberg, Wien and Berlin, S, 1098. Google Scholar(9) LOWENSTEIN E: "Handbuch der gesamten Tuberkulose-Therapie," 1925, Urban und Schwartzenberg, Wien and Berlin, S, 1063 Google Scholar(10) POTTENGER FM: "Present-Day Conception of Clinical Tuberculosis." Memphis Med. Jour. April, 1927. Google Scholar(11) POTTENGER FM: "The Interpretation of Clinical Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Terms of Allergy." Amer. Review of Tuberculosis, Vol. xvi, No. 3, Sept. 1927. Google Scholar(12) HIPPEL AV: "Uber die Nutzen des Tuberkulins bei der Tuberkulose des Auges." A.F.O. Gr. 1905, Bd. 59, S, 1. Google Scholar(13) POTTENGER FM: "The Rational Basis for Tuberculin Therapy." British Medical Journal, 1927. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: F. M. POTTENGER, M.D.Affiliations: Monrovia, California*Read before the 28th Annual Meeting of American Therapeutic Society, Washington, D. C., May 14-16, 1927. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySimilarities and differences in bacterial and nonbacterial allergyAllergy in clinical tuberculosis 1 November 1927Volume 1, Issue 5Page: 283-291KeywordsAllergy and immunologyCellsInfectious diseasesTuberculinTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1927 PDF downloadLoading ...