Chronic articular rheumatism.

Psychosomatic non-articular rheumatism.

It seems now to be fairly widely agreed that emotional factors are relevant to the study of rheumatism, and particularly of non-articular rheumatism or fibrositis. The Horder Report (1941) stated that " Worry, anxiety, mental shock, can be often recognized as promotive of rheumatic disease ". The relationship is perhaps more often expressed as a matter of differential diagnosis between muscular...

Non-Articular Rheumatism (Fibrositis)

Postchikungunya Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism

A 65-year-old male resident of Guatemala presented with a 5-month history of distal symmetric arthritis and generalized fatigue. This was associated with night sweats, chills, and weight loss. Symptoms were refractory to oral prednisone and hydroxychloroquine.

The Problem of Chronic Rheumatism.

Possibly no subject has received more attention in medical literature during the past few years than chronic rheumatism, without, it must be admitted, bringing much addition to our knowledge of the aetiology and pathology of the diseases which are grouped under this title. Many observations have been published and conclusions drawn therefrom only to be riddled with destructive criticism by othe...

Chronic Rheumatism: Causation and Treatment