Rheumatic Fever Pneumonitis: A Clinical and Pathologic Study of 35 Cases

Article1 February 1956RHEUMATIC FEVER PNEUMONITIS: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGIC STUDY OF 35 CASESMISCHA J. LUSTOK, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH F. KUZMA, M.D., F.A.C.P.MISCHA J. LUSTOK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH F. KUZMA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-2-337 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIn acute rheumatic fever pulmonary changes sufficiently developed to require separation from other diseases were observed in 35 cases of rheumatic fever terminating fatally during an acute phase of the disease and studied at necropsy. The morbid pulmonary changes observed in the lungs were, however, not diagnostic of a specific entity. We have observed similar changes, in part or in varying degree, in other diseases, namely, interstitial pneumonitis of chemical irritation, polyarteritis, uremia, subacute bacterial endocarditis, and lung tissue adjoining pulmonary abscesses or infarctions. However, in acute rheumatic fever the incidence and the magnitude of the pulmonary change usually...Bibliography1. EpsteinGreenspan EZEB: Rheumatic pneumonia, Arch. Int. Med. 68: 1074-1094 (Dec.) 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. GregoryRich JEAR: Experimental production of anaphylactic pulmonary lesions with basic characteristics of rheumatic pneumonitis, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 78: 1-12 (Jan.) 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. GriffithPhilipsAsher GCAWC: Pneumonitis occurring in rheumatic fever, Am. J. M. Sc. 212: 22-30 (July) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HerbutManges PAWE: "Masson body" in rheumatic pneumonia, Am. J. Path. 21: 741-751 (July) 1945. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. LevyCoffeyAnderson HBJDCE: Rheumatic pneumonitis in childhood, Pediatrics 2: 668-693 (Dec.) 1948. Google Scholar6. MassonRiopelleMartin PJLP: Poumon rhumatismal, Ann. d'anat. path. 14: 359-382 (May) 1937. Google Scholar7. Mossberger JI: Rheumatic pneumonia; report of 2 cases, J. Pediat. 30: 113-122 (Feb.) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. NeubuergerGreeverRutledge KTEFEK: Rheumatic pneumonia, Arch. Path. 37: 1-5 (Jan.) 1944. Google Scholar9. Paul JR: Pleural and pulmonary lesions in rheumatic fever, Medicine 7: 383-410 (Dec.) 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. RichGregory ARJE: On the anaphylactic nature of rheumatic pneumonitis, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 73: 465-470 (Dec.) 1943. Google Scholar11. SeldinKaplanBunting DWHSH: Rheumatic pneumonia, Ann. Int. Med. 26: 496-520 (Apr.) 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar12. Smith JC: Clinicopathologic conference: rheumatic pneumonitis, Am. J. Clin. Path. 20: 783-788 (Aug.) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. TudorKling RBRR: Rheumatic pneumonia, Minnesota Med. 34: 411, 437-438 (May) 1951. Google Scholar14. Chancey RL: Intravenous use of ACTH in rheumatic pneumonitis, U. S. Armed Forces M. J. 4: 1129-1137 (Aug.) 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Milwaukee, Wisconsin*Received for publication July 11, 1955.From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, Marquette University School of Medicine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byClinical Evaluation and Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic FeverPulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis in a Patient with Rheumatic Valvular Heart DiseasePulmonary Involvement in Rheumatoid Disorders of ChildhoodMultisystem disease in post-streptococcal arthritis.Erhebungen zur Spinnenfauna eines Feuchtgebietes bei Rostock (Arachnida, Araneae)Pulmonary fibrosis in rheumatic heart diseaseInterstielle Lungenfibrose (Hamman undRich)Hamman-Rich SyndromeRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (THIRTEENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)*CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARLOS F. SACASA, M.D., F.A.C.P., OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HANS WAINE, M.D., GEORGE M. WILSON JR., M.D.PULMONARY ŒDEMA DUE TO SALICYLATE INTOXICATIONHamman-Rich SyndromeRheumatic pneumoniaGOODPASTURE'S SYNDROMEPulmonary Changes in Collagen DiseasesPulmonary Hypertension in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Report of a Case with Intimal Sclerosis of the Pulmonary and Digital Arteries 1 February 1956Volume 44, Issue 2Page: 337-357KeywordsBacterial diseasesInfarctionInterstitial lung diseasesLungsMyocarditisNecrosisPneumonitisPulmonary diseasesRheumatic feverSalicylates Issue Published: 1 February 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...