SERUM FOR RHEUMATISM

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 31 May 1910, Page 3

SERUM FOR RHEUMATISM

PARIS DOCTOR ON HIS DISCOVERY. Paris, April 2. ! The Academy of Science lias appointed j a special commission to report 011 tire) new treatment of rheumatic fever by j the serum discovered by a young doctor, head o.f the clinical department at the] St. Antoine hospital, M. Georges Rosen-1 thai. This afternoon Dr. Rosenthal, when I j visited him in 'his flat in the Rue d'Edim-' bourg, handed me a little bottle contain, ing a dark op.alescent fluid.' "It is de-1 rived from horses inoculated with rheu-, matism cultures. Its essential effect is exercised on tlie general manifestations i of acute rheumatism of the joints, and the grave afterness, which rheumatic fever leaves behind. "I am entirely satisfied with its efficacy in absolutely preventing such results, and I have tested it in a number of, cases with the most complete success. My friend and colleague, Dr. Thivolaix. has succeeded by means of the serum in decreasing and finally in entirely removing acute endopericarditis, with no trace left behind in getting rid of deafness and albuminuria. I have successfully treated St. Vitus' dance and that rare I disease, cerebral rheumatism with my serum." The injections are made in the region of the stomach and their number varies with the acuteriess of the disease. After the acute stage is past intermittent injections are given to prevent relapses'.