REITER'S DISEASE; REPORT OF FIVE CASES INCLUDING TWO SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH HYPERTHERMIA
Authors: Edward W. Lowman, Robert J. Boucek
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 June 1948REITER'S DISEASE; REPORT OF FIVE CASES INCLUDING TWO SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH HYPERTHERMIAEDWARD W. LOWMAN, ROBERT J. BOUCEKEDWARD W. LOWMANSearch for more papers by this author, ROBERT J. BOUCEKSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-6-1075 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptReports of the triad of urethritis, conjunctivitis, and arthritis (so-called Reiter's disease) have appeared more and more frequently in the literature since its initial presentation by Reiter in 1916.1This represents in all probability not an increase in the incidence of the condition but a more frequent consideration of the triad in differential diagnosis. On the other hand, however, there have been few reports of successful therapy, and the general tone by inference or conclusion has been that there is no specific treatment for the disease.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7In this series, five cases were seen, two of...Bibliography1. REITER H: Ueber eine bisher unerkannte Spirochaetinfektion, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1916, xlii, 1288. Google Scholar2. ROSENBLUM HH: So-called Reiter's disease, U. S. Naval Med. Bull., 1945, xliv, 375-378. Google Scholar3. LUCASWEISS RLH: Gonorrheal syndrome without gonorrhea, Arch. Ophth., 1945, xxxiv, 97. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BAXTER CR: Reiter's disease, Brit. Med. Jr., 1946, ii, 858. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. VALLEE BL: Reiter's disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1946, lxxvii, 295-306. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. JACKSON WP: The syndrome known as "Reiter's disease," Brit. Med. Jr., 1946, 197-199. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SARGENT JC: Reiter's syndrome, Jr. Urol., 1945, liv, 556-564. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. 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ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D.ACTH in Reiter's syndromeBalanitis circinata bei Reiterscher Krankheit 1 June 1948Volume 28, Issue 6Page: 1075-1086KeywordsArthritisConjunctivitisHyperthermiaReactive arthritisSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1948 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1948, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...