Cortisone in the treatment of infectious hepatitis.

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Article1 May 1955CORTISONE IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS HEPATITISTYRON E. HUBER, ANDREW T. WILEYTYRON E. HUBERSearch for more papers by this author, ANDREW T. WILEYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-5-1011 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONAlthough much has been learned about infectious hepatitis during the past decade, it is still a major problem in military medicine and, to a lesser extent, in civilian practice. In the great majority of cases it is a relatively benign, self-limited disease, but in a very small minority it pursues an inexorable downhill course and presents a tremendous therapeutic problem.Because of the common clinical observation that as long as patients with hepatitis are able to eat they have a favorable prognosis, it occurred to us several years ago that cortisone, with its often dramatic effect on the appetite,...Bibliography1. HuberWiley TEAT: Preliminary report on the effect of cortisone in the treatment of patients with viral hepatitis, Surgeon's circular letter GHQ, F. E. C., July, 1952. Google Scholar2. Webster JJ: Adrenal cortex in liver disease, Ann. Int. Med. 33: 854, 1950. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ThornForshamFrawleyHillRuchStaehelinWilson GWPHTFSRMDDL: The clinical usefulness of ACTH and cortisone, New England J. Med. 242: 865, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 11, 1954.From the Hepatitis Section, U. S. Army Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.†Cortisone acetate—Merck. 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DOENGES, M.D.Viral hepatitis 1 May 1955Volume 42, Issue 5Page: 1011-1025KeywordsGratitudeHepatitisHepatitis AInfectious hepatitisMilitary medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...