Article1 July 1931Rheumatoid ArthritisRUSSELL L. CECIL, M.D.RUSSELL L. CECIL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-1-23 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRheumatoid arthritis might well be called the step-child of Medicine for the reason that, like some other chronic diseases, it has always received scant attention from both investigators and practitioners. Osler himself is quoted as having remarked that when an arthritic patient walked into his consultation room, he always had a strong inclination to jump out the window. Most of the research work on arthritis has been spasmodic or accidental, and until recent times few practitioners have made a special study of the disease.It is unfortunate that such a common malady should have received this neglect. Within the last...References1 MOONEDWARDS VHSH: Results of Blood Cultures in Rheumatoid Arthritis, J. Infect. Dis., 1917, 21:154. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 RICHARDS JH: Bacteriologic Studies in Chronic Arthritis and Chorea, J. Bacteriol., 1920, 5:511. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3 BILLINGSCOLEMANHIBBS FGHWG: Chronic Infectious Arthritis: Statistical Report with End-Results, J. A. M. A., (April 15) 1922, 78:1097. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 HADJOPOULOSBURBANK LGRA: Preliminary Study Bearing on the Specific Causative Factors of Multiple Infective Arthritis, J. Bone and Joint Surg., (April) 1927, 9:278. Google Scholar5 FORKNERSHANDSPOSTON CEARMA: Synovial Fluid in Chronic Arthritis, Arch. Int. Med., (Nov.) 1928, 42:675. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 CECILNICHOLLSSTAINSBY RLEEWJ: The Bacteriology of the Blood and Joints in Chronic Infectious Arthritis, Arch. Int. Med., (May) 1929, 43:571. Bacteriology of the Blood and Joints in Rheumatic Fever, J. Exper. Med., (Nov.) 1929, 50:617. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 CECILNICHOLLSSTAINSBY RLEEWJ: The Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Amer. J. Med. Sci., (Jan.) 1931, 181:12. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 DAWSONOLMSTEADBOOTS MHMRH: Studies on Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis. II. Agglutination Reactions with Hemolytic Streptococci in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Proc. Soc. for Exper. Biol. and Med., 1931, 28:421. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 NYEWAXELBAUM RNEA: Streptococci in Infectious Arthritis and Rheumatic Fever, J. Exper. Med. (Dec.) 1930, 52:885. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10 DAWSONOLMSTEADBOOTS MHMRH: Studies on the Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis. I. Bacteriological Investigations on Blood, Synovial Fluid and Subcutaneous Nodules in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Proc. Soc. for Exper. Biol. and Med., 1931, 28:419. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 MARGOLISDORSEY HMAH: Chronic Arthritis: Bacteriology of Affected Tissues, Arch. Int. Med. (July) 1930, 46:121. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12 GRAYGOWEN JWCH: A Bacteriologic Study of Chronic Infectious Arthritis, J. Med. Soc. of N. J., 1931. Google Scholar13 SWIFTKINSELLA HFRA: Arch. Int. Med., (March) 1917, 19:381. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14 PARK WH: By personal communication. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York City*Presented before the Baltimore Meeting of The American College of Physicians, March 23rd, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1931Volume 5, Issue 1Page: 23-28KeywordsArthritisRheumatoid arthritis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...