Vitamin D in the Treatment of Infectious Arthritis

Article1 February 1942VITAMIN D IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS ARTHRITISCHARLES H. SLOCUMB, M.D.CHARLES H. SLOCUMB, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-2-241 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1935 Dreyer and Reed1 reported clinical improvement among patients who had infectious (rheumatoid, atrophic) arthritis when treated with large doses of vitamin D. Reports which have appeared in the literature are summarized in table 1. Livingston2 reported that his best results werefrom the combination of vitamin D therapy and fever therapy. Abrams and Bauer3 seldom saw objective evidence of improvement accompany clinical improvement in their patients and observed that the beneficial effects of vitamin D were only transitory.PROCEDUREFourteen patients with chronic infectious (rheumatoid, atrophic) arthritis were chosen for study. Their ages were from 17 to 59...References1. DREYERREED ICI: The treatment of arthritis and massive doses of vitamin D, Arch. Phys. Therap., 1935, xvi, 537-540. Google Scholar2. LIVINGSTON SK: Vitamin D and fever therapy in chronic arthritis, Arch. Phys. Therap., 1936, xvii, 704-706. Google Scholar3. ABRAMSBAUER NRW: The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with large doses of vitamin D; a critical evaluation, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1632-1639. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. STECKDEUTSCHREEDSTRUCK IEHCIHC: Further studies on intoxication with vitamin D, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 951-964. Google Scholar5. VRTIAKLANG EGRS: Observations on the treatment of chronic arthritis with vitamin D, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 1162-1163. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HOLBROOKHILL WPDF: Treatment of atrophic arthritis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvii, 34-38. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. WYATTHICKSTHOMPSON BLRAHE: Massive doses of vitamin D in the treatment of proliferative arthritis, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, x, 534-536. Google Scholar8. FARLEY RT: The management of arthritis, Illinois Med. Jr., 1937, lxxi, 74-77. Google Scholar9. STECK IE: Clinical experience in the treatment of arthritis with massive doses of vitamin D, Illinois Med. Jr., 1937, lxxi, 243-248. Google Scholar10. STEINBERG CL: Massive doses of vitamin D in chronic arthritis: its effect on calcium metabolism, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1938, xxiv, 17-24. Google Scholar11. SNYDERSQUIRES RGWH: A preliminary report on activated ergosterol, New York State Jr. Med., 1940, xl, 708-719. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication August 17, 1940. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAetiology and pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritisVITAMIN D THERAPY IN CUTANEOUS TUBERCULOSIS.*Advances in the Study and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis as Reported in 1942 and Part of 1943 1 February 1942Volume 16, Issue 2Page: 241-245KeywordsArthritisHyperthermiaRheumatoid arthritisVitamin D ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...