THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROBLEM OF "RHEUMATISM"; A REVIEW OF RECENT AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE ON "RHEUMATISM" AND ARTHRITIS
Authors: PHILIP S.  HENCH, WALTER  BAUER, ALMON A.  FLETCHER, DAVID  GHRIST, FRANCIS  HALL, PRESTON  WHITE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 May 1935THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROBLEM OF "RHEUMATISM"; A REVIEW OF RECENT AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE ON "RHEUMATISM" AND ARTHRITISPHILIP S. HENCH, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALTER BAUER, M.D., F.A.C.P., ALMON A. FLETCHER, M.D., DAVID GHRIST, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRANCIS HALL, M.D., F.A.C.P., PRESTON WHITE, M.D.PHILIP S. HENCH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WALTER BAUER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ALMON A. FLETCHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID GHRIST, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCIS HALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, PRESTON WHITE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-11-1495 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIN THREE PARTSPART II†CONTENTS: PART IIChronic ArthritisIntroduction, differentiation, classification1. Atrophic arthritisa. Recent data on clinical phasesb. Pathologyc. Laboratory datad. Etiology and pathogenesise. Treatment (including fever therapy) and prognosis2. Hypertrophic arthritisa. Recent data on clinical phasesb. Laboratory datac. Etiology and pathogenesisd. Treatment3. Spondylitis (and "backache")a. Diagnosisb. Typesc. 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The editorial comments express the opinion, not of the American Committee, but of a subcommittee (Dr. Philip S. Hench, Chairman), the authors of this review.†Part I appeared in the ANN. INT. MED., 1935, viii, 1315-1374.‡The "Primer" and "Exhibit" can be purchased from the American Medical Association, Chicago, for thirty cents. A statement of British National Medical opinion on chronic arthritis is also available (see reference 383). PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byApproaches to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: An overview 1 May 1935Volume 8, Issue 11Page: 1495-1555KeywordsArthritisEtiologyHyperthermiaLower back painPathogenesisResearch laboratoriesSpondylitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...