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Rheumatic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment.

Rheumatic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Dr. Traut's very comprehensive discussion of the rheumatic diseases represents a laudible effort to compile and organize information on medical musculoskeletal diseases. The chapter entitled "The Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases," by Dr. William F. Hughes Jr., is of special interest to the ophthalmologist. The author gives an excellent comprehensive discussion of the ocular involvement associated with generalized collagenous diseases, gout, Reiter's disease, Bechet's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Marie-Strümpell disease. The close relationship of certain conditions in the eye, such as scleritis and iritis, to involvement of the collagen tissue in an anaphylactic type of hypersensitivity is emphasized in the discussion. The treatment of rheumatic and related ocular conditions is well presented, with special emphasis on their response to corticotropin and cortisone. The biblniography is most thorough. It includes the basic articles dealing with the systemic and ocular pathological processes occurring in rheumatic diseases, as well as recent reviews of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

Rheumatic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment.

A.M.A. Archives of Ophthalmology , Volume 50 (3) – Sep 1, 1953
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Copyright © 1953 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0096-6339
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10.1001/archopht.1953.00920030406032
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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Dr. Traut's very comprehensive discussion of the rheumatic diseases represents a laudible effort to compile and organize information on medical musculoskeletal diseases. The chapter entitled "The Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases," by Dr. William F. Hughes Jr., is of special interest to the ophthalmologist. The author gives an excellent comprehensive discussion of the ocular involvement associated with generalized collagenous diseases, gout, Reiter's disease, Bechet's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Marie-Strümpell disease. The close relationship of certain conditions in the eye, such as scleritis and iritis, to involvement of the collagen tissue in an anaphylactic type of hypersensitivity is emphasized in the discussion. The treatment of rheumatic and related ocular conditions is well presented, with special emphasis on their response to corticotropin and cortisone. The biblniography is most thorough. It includes the basic articles dealing with the systemic and ocular pathological processes occurring in rheumatic diseases, as well as recent reviews of

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A.M.A. Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association

Published: Sep 1, 1953

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