Differentiation in rheumatic diseases (so-called) / by Hugh Lane.

  • Lane, Hugh.
Date:
1892
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    the hope that our present proceedings may in some small degree contribute to it, that I am addressing you on the subject of rheumatic diseases. OBJECT. Object. The object is to endeavour to throw some further light on the doubts which exist as to what the differences are between the varieties of rheumatic disease so-called. By these I mean the diseases to which the terms chronic rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic arthritis, and what is more popularly known as rheumatic gout, are applied. Previous A year ago a work on this subject appeared by myself in conjunction with Mr. Charles T. Griffiths. I feel that it is eminently an important important subject, in this country at least, that the persistency of investigation should bo courted, for, go to what part of the kingdom we will, we find one or other of the above- mentioned diseases to be in large proportion, as compared with almost any other in the whole practice of medicine. Although one