THYROID ACTIVITY IN CHRONIC ARTHRITIS
Authors: William B. Rawls, Anthony A. Ressa, Benjamin Gruskin, Abraham S. Gordon
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 February 1938THYROID ACTIVITY IN CHRONIC ARTHRITISWILLIAM B. RAWLS, M.D., F.A.C.P., ANTHONY A. RESSA, M.D., BENJAMIN GRUSKIN, M.D., ABRAHAM S. GORDON, M.D.WILLIAM B. RAWLS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ANTHONY A. RESSA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BENJAMIN GRUSKIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ABRAHAM S. GORDON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-8-1401 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOpinions differ as to the relationship between thyroid activity, as determined by the basal metabolic rate, and variations in the arthritic syndrome.The increased incidence of arthritis in women, particularly near the menopause, and the association of myxedema and hypothyroidism with chronic arthritis have suggested to many that a deficient thyroid secretion might be a contributing factor in the production of arthritis. Pemberton and Tompkins1studied the basal metabolism of 29 cases and found the basal metabolic rate (B. M. R.) within normal limits (between plus and minus 10) in 80 per cent, the remainder being below normal. Cecil, Barr...References1. PEMBERTONTOMPKINS REH: Studies on arthritis in the army based on 400 cases. 11. Observations on the basal metabolism, Arch. Int. Med., 1920, xxv, 241-242. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CECILBARRDUBOIS RLDPEF: Clinical calorimetry. XXXI. Observations on the metabolism of arthritis, Arch. Int. Med., 1922, xxix, 583-607. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BOOTHBYSANDIFORD WMI: Summary of the basal metabolic data on 8614 subjects with special reference to the normal standards for the estimation of the basal metabolic rate, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1922, liv, 783-803. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BOOTHBYSANDIFORD WMI: Basal metabolism, Physiol. Rev., 1924, iv, 69-161. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HENCH PS: Systemic nature of chronic infectious arthritis, Atlantic Med. Jr., 1925, xxviii, 425-436. Google Scholar6. SWAIMSPEAR LTLM: Studies of basal metabolism in chronic arthritis, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1927, cxcvii, 350-357. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SWAIM LT: Chronic arthritis; further metabolism studies, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1929, xciii, 259-263. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. HALLMONROE FCRT: Thyroid gland deficiency in chronic arthritis, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1933, xviii, 439-457. Google Scholar9. RAWLSWEISSCOLLINS WBSVL: Liver function in rheumatoid (chronic infectious) arthritis; preliminary report, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1021-1027. Google Scholar10. DAVIS JS: Protein studies in atrophic (rheumatoid) and hypertrophic arthritis, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1936, xxi, 478-490. 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 March 25, 1937.From the Arthritis Clinic of the New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAetiology and pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritisObservations on the Use of Thiouracil in Rheumatoid ArthritisThiouracil, etc. in Experimental PolyarthritisBasal metabolism in rheumatic childrenDes affections articulaires avec la maladie de BasedowMagensekretion und Grundumsatz bei den chronischen rheumatischen Arthritiden 1 February 1938Volume 11, Issue 8Page: 1401-1406KeywordsArthritisHospitalsHypothyroidismMenopauseThyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...