STUDIES ON ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN THE ADULT. II. THE REBOUND PHENOMENON
Authors: S K ELSTER, E PADER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 August 1959STUDIES ON ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN THE ADULT. II. THE REBOUND PHENOMENONSAMUEL K. ELSTER, M.D., ELMER PADER, M.D.SAMUEL K. ELSTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELMER PADER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-2-339 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIn a previous publication1the clinical and laboratory manifestations of acute rheumatic fever in 30 adult patients were studied. Treatment of these patients consisted of adrenocortical hormones or corticotropin, hereinafter referred to simply as hormones, salicylates, or a combination of these drugs. Very frequently, as drug therapy was diminished or discontinued, the reappearance of laboratory and/or clinical manifestations suggestive of rheumatic activity was noted. 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Proc. 4: 156, 1956. 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 December 3, 1958.From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Elmer Pader, M.D., 1185 Park Avenue, New York 28, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAcute rheumatic fever in adults over the age of 45 years: An analysis of 23 patients together with a review of the literatureRheumatism and Arthritis Review of American and English Literature of Recent Years (Fourteenth Rheumatism Review)CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., CHARLES L. CHRISTIAN, M.D., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD C. FRANKLIN, M.D., DONALD F. HILL, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH L. HOLLANDER, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD L. 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