THE USE OF ACTH IN INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS
Authors: J K DORAN, A S WEISBERGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 May 1953THE USE OF ACTH IN INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSISJOSEPH K. DORAN, M.D., AUSTIN S. WEISBERGER, M.D.JOSEPH K. DORAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, AUSTIN S. WEISBERGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-5-1058 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInfectious mononucleosis is usually a benign, self-limited disease of unknown etiology, requiring only symptomatic therapy. Occasionally, serious complications such as hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, myocarditis, central nervous system involvement and splenic rupture may develop. Several fatal cases have been described, with death due to splenic rupture or to central nervous system involvement.1, 2Attempts to modify the course of the disease with sulfonamides,3penicillin,3aureomycin4, 5or chloramphenicol3have been unsuccessful. In view of the pathologic findings of widespread involvement of almost every organ in the body by perivascular infiltration of normal and abnormal lymphocytes with enlargement of the lymph nodes and...Bibliography1. DolgopolHusson VBGS: Infectious mononucleosis with neurologic complications, report of a fatal case, Arch. Int. Med. 83: 179-196, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Wintrobe MM: Clinical hematology, 1951, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. Kaufman R: Infectious mononucleosis, Am. Pract. 2: 305-308, 1951. Google Scholar4. SeifertChandlerVan Winkle MHLVWJ: Aureomycin in infectious mononucleosis, J. A. M. A. 142: 1133-1136, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BurnettMilne BJJ: Aureomycin in the treatment of infectious mononucleosis, New England J. Med. 245: 495-496, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Bernstein A: Infectious mononucleosis, Medicine 19: 85-159, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Mirick GS: The effects of ACTH and cortisone on antibodies in human beings, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 88: 332 (April) 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. KassFinland EHM: Effect of ACTH on induced fever, New England J. Med. 243: 693-695, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. RecantOttFischel LWHEE: The antipyretic effect of cortisone, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 75: 264-266, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication July 21, 1952.From the School of Medicine, Western Reserve University, and Department of Internal Medicine. University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySteroids for symptom control in infectious mononucleosisCochrane Review: Steroids for symptom control in infectious mononucleosisCommentary on ‘Steroids for symptom control in infectious mononucleosis (Review)’ with a response from the review authorsSteroids for symptom control in infectious mononucleosisSudden Asphyxial Death Complicating Infectious MononucleosisSteroids for airway problems in glandular feverGlandular FeverTreatment of Infectious MononucleosisHAROLD R. SCHUMACHER, WILLIAM A. JACOBSON, CARL R. BEMILLER, M.D.Chloroquine in the Treatment of Infectious MononucleosisRAY G. COWLEY, JOHN E. MYERS JR.Corticotropin and Corticosteroids in Human Viral InfectionsCorticotropin in the Treatment of Infectious MononucleosisSEVERE INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS TREATED WITH PREDNISOLONE*MORTON C. CREDITOR, M.D., HARRY W. MCCURDY, M.D.Treatment of Infectious Mononucleosis; a Review of 1500 CasesNonbacterial Infections Affecting the NasopharynxInfectious Mononucleosis: Some Considerations in Diagnosis and TreatmentInfectious MononucleosisACUTE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA COMPLICATING INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES*DAVID H. APPELMAN, M.D., GEORGE B. GORDON, M.D. 1 May 1953Volume 38, Issue 5Page: 1058-1062KeywordsAdrenocorticotropic hormoneCentral nervous systemEtiologyHepatitisInfectious diseasesLymph nodesLymphocytesMyocarditis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...