Cortisone in Practice

Cortisone Therapy in Erythrogenesis

A rare but distinctive condition, which may be called erythrogenesis imperfecta (Cathie, 1950) or infantile pure red-cell anaemia, is gaining recognition. The nomenclature is, however, confusing. For example, some cases have been reported in later childhood, rendering inappropriate the word 'infantile'. Again, the varied titles illustrate the confusion of terminology. In the widest sense, i.e.,...

Cortisone Therapy

Ttiis is a useful book, in which the place of cortisone and other steroid drugs in the treatment of the rheumatic diseases is reviewed. The book falls naturally into two parts. The first section conisists of five chapters, and is concerned with the use of cortisone in rheumatoid arthritis. The second section consists of two chapters, the first of which decribes the general use of cortisone in d...

Cortisone and ACTH.

[Cortisone and heparin].

Though the abundant data published in the literature concerning the influence of cortisone on the thrombo-plastic powers of the blood is varied and sometimes even contradictory, we have concentrated our attention on the eventual influence of cortisone on heparin, the main factor of the circulating anti-coagulating substances. This decision was taken in consideration of the supposed existence of...

Cortisone treatment of nephrosis.

The accepted picture of the nephrotic syndrome is that of a grossly oedematous patient with massive albuminuria but having no hypertension or azotaemia. The amount of albumin circulating in the plasma is greatly reduced, resulting in a fall in the total protein content and a reversal of the albumin/ globulin ratio. The cholesterol content of the blood is markedly raised. Little is known of the ...