AN EVALUATION OF RHEUMATIC NODULES IN CHILDREN
- 13 June 1942
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 119 (7) , 554-555
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1942.02830240018006
Abstract
Subcutaneous rheumatic nodules were first described by Wells1in 1812. In reporting a case of "rheumatis of the heart" he said: Many of the tendons of the superficial muscles in this patient were studded with numerous small hard tumors, an appearance I have observed only in one other person, a thin and feeble man of 41 years who also labored under rheumatism. In 1875 Meynet2gave a clear description of rheumatic nodules occurring in a boy of 14 years who was ill with rheumatic heart disease. The first comprehensive report on rheumatic nodules was that of Barlow and Warner3in 1881. Their study comprised 27 patients with rheumatic nodules. They described the number, size, location and duration of the nodules. They emphasized the fact that of the 27 patients 26 had a definite mitral murmur and the remaining 1 had a "murmurish first sound." Eight patients died.Keywords
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