ACTH and Cortisone Therapy of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Carditis

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Abstract
The apparent usefulness of cortisone and ACTH in the treatment of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic carditis was first pointed out by Hench and his associates1 shortly after they had reported the remarkable suppressive effect of these hormones on rheumatoid arthritis.2 , 3 Since that time a number of investigators, expressing a variety of opinions, have presented articles dealing with this subject. Some4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 have confirmed Hench's findings, and, although most of these investigators believe that more work needs to be done before the therapeutic value of the hormones can be completely defined, they have interpreted their observations as either suggesting or as . . .