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Joseph Brennemann (1919)
THE INCIDENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RHEUMATIC NODULES IN CHILDRENJAMA Pediatrics, 18
H. Swift (1924)
THE PATHOGENESIS OF RHEUMATIC FEVERThe Journal of Experimental Medicine, 39
It is commonly believed that rheumatic nodules are seen much less frequently in the United States than in England. In order to determine the facts in this matter, all the children showing rheumatic infection of any kind were observed in the Children's Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital for a considerable period. From fall until summer for three years, children with chronic cardiovalvular disease, acute rheumatic fever or chorea were given a systematic examination for the presence of nodules, at intervals of from one to two weeks. Notes were made as to the temperature, clinical course, etc. This study was undertaken on account of the large number of nodules which were observed in the winter and spring of 1923 to 1924. Observers at other hospitals in New York also noted this fact. Apparently that was a high peak of the incidence of rheumatic nodules, for in the three following years, they
American journal of diseases of children – American Medical Association
Published: May 1, 1928
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