Some Observations on the Therapeutic Significance of Hydrocortisone Injections in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Summary The effect of hydrocortisone injections was observed in 133 unselected patients with rheumatoid arthritis, into whose joints were administered a total of 577 injections. The criterion for a positive effect was the abatement of the joint symptoms for not less than seven days. Very good results were obtained only with injections into the finger joints, the benefit obtained being markedly poorer in the other joints treated. The selection of suitable cases for hydrocortisone injection therapy will undoubtedly improve the results somewhat, but in view of the short duration of the effect, which is always palliative, they are not always satisfactory. New products with a prolonged effect will doubtless be the solution of this problem.

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