THE INFLUENCE OF DIETETIC AND OTHER FACTORS ON THE SWELLING OF TISSUES IN ARTHRITIS*

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Article1 April 1935THE INFLUENCE OF DIETETIC AND OTHER FACTORS ON THE SWELLING OF TISSUES IN ARTHRITISPRELIMINARY REPORTC. W. SCULL, Ph.D., RALPH PEMBERTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.C. W. SCULL, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, RALPH PEMBERTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-10-1247 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1927 Peirce and Pemberton15reported data indicating that, following a stab of the finger, fewer red cells per cubic millimeter are found in the first several drops of blood of patients with severe arthritis, as compared with subsequent drops. While this difference is sometimes discovered in normal persons and in patients with mild arthritis, it is less frequent. 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BACH, M.D., F.A.C.P., RALPH PEMBERTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.THE PROBLEM OF RHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE FOR 1935* (Third Rheumatism Review)PHILIP S. HENCH, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALTER BAUER, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. ALMON FLETCHER, M.D., DAVID GHRIST, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRANCIS HALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.,, T. PRESTON WHITE, M.D. 1 April 1935Volume 8, Issue 10Page: 1247-1265KeywordsArthritisBlood cellsBlood vesselsCapillariesCellsFoodGastroenterology and hepatologyInflammationResearch design Issue Published: 1 April 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...