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THE RÔLE OF ALCOHOL IN THE ETIOLOGY OF NEPHRITIS

THE RÔLE OF ALCOHOL IN THE ETIOLOGY OF NEPHRITIS Among the cherished traditions of propagandistic hygiene is the devastating effect of alcohol on the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, a view that still lingers in many medical treatises. Those pathologists who study the remains of an alcoholic clientele have generally failed to find in the wrecks of drunkards anatomic evidence that alcohol is a poison that selects the circulatory system for its attack, but rather the opposite. As for chronic nephritis, there seems to be more tradition than proof indicating that it results from chronic alcoholism. In the older literature, Senator maintained the relationship of alcohol to nephritis, quoting English authors who said that at least three fourths of all cases of chronic nephritis depend on alcoholism. More recently Herxheimer, Löhlein and Bertholet have supported the view of the etiologic importance of alcohol in nephritis. On the other hand, Cohnheim said that although the bodies of most inveterate drunkards http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

THE RÔLE OF ALCOHOL IN THE ETIOLOGY OF NEPHRITIS

JAMA , Volume 98 (25) – Jun 18, 1932

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1932 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1932.02730510039013
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Abstract

Among the cherished traditions of propagandistic hygiene is the devastating effect of alcohol on the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, a view that still lingers in many medical treatises. Those pathologists who study the remains of an alcoholic clientele have generally failed to find in the wrecks of drunkards anatomic evidence that alcohol is a poison that selects the circulatory system for its attack, but rather the opposite. As for chronic nephritis, there seems to be more tradition than proof indicating that it results from chronic alcoholism. In the older literature, Senator maintained the relationship of alcohol to nephritis, quoting English authors who said that at least three fourths of all cases of chronic nephritis depend on alcoholism. More recently Herxheimer, Löhlein and Bertholet have supported the view of the etiologic importance of alcohol in nephritis. On the other hand, Cohnheim said that although the bodies of most inveterate drunkards

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jun 18, 1932

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