Fever Therapy for Ocular Diseases

McGAVIC, John S.

doi:10.1001/archopht.1938.00850170119010

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British Journal Of Venereal Diseases1

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“…The acute irido-cyclitis that occasionally occurs in " secondary " syphilis usually responds well to specific drug therapy, but cortisone would hasten the relief of symptoms and ensure a better local result. Fever therapy has already been shown to have this effect (Culler and Simpson, 1936;McGavic, 1938;Knight and Schachat, 1946). Choroiditis, chorioretinitis, and neuroretinitis would be expected to benefit from cortisone.…”

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