| Autor: |
W. S. Duncan |
| Rok vydání: |
1928 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Medical Association. 91:1779 |
| ISSN: |
0002-9955 |
| DOI: |
10.1001/jama.1928.02700230019006 |
| Popis: |
Throughout the literature there have been comparatively few cases of so-called endocrine joint rheumatism associated with hyperthyroidism. I will present approximately fifty cases in which I have felt there could be no question whatever with reference to the intimate relationship between the hyperthyroidism and the joint manifestations. I have attempted to obtain exact information regarding the etiologic relations and trauma. It is a relatively common experience to have patients with hyperthyroidism complain of so-called rheumatism, and I am convinced that this combination of disturbances occurs more frequently than is supposed. One feels that a more painstaking eliciting of symptoms will reveal the prevalence of either transient or more persistent joint pain among these people. Certainly such has been my experience since this phase of the disease has been impressed on me. I do not intend to discuss the numerous aspects of endocrine arthritis or periarthritis in general, although one feels |
| Databáze: |
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