Abstract

The proteins in joint fluid of twenty chronic arthritis were examined by the electrophoretic method. The content of the protein in joint-fluid showed no changes in quality in comparison with those of blood serum.The total protein content of joint-fluid in chronic infectious arthritis increased in parallel with the severeness of inflammation, decreasing albumin and increasing globulin. In the acute rheumatic fever increased the plasma albumin. The total protein content in osteoarthritis was small, showing no changes in plasma protein.

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