Cortisone in rheumatic carditis: some preliminary observations.
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Cortisone therapy in acute rheumatic carditis: preliminary observations.
Four patients withi acute rheumatic carditis of iio(leraite to severe degree were treated witli cortisone. After a latent period of 5 to 15 days, there was fairly rapid subsidence in teml)erature, ev-tlhrocv-te se(limentatioll rate and some othelr signs of inflanmmation. After cessation of the course of cortisone therapy, there was evidence of recrudescence of rheumatic activity in all four pat...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 4769 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1952