Rheumatoid arthritis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Overview
Signs and symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis were noticed by Augustin Jacob Landre-Beauvais, a resident physician at the Saltpetriere asylum in France, in 1800. He named this disease as Goutte Asthenique Primitive or Primary Asthenic Gout. The name Rheumatoid arthritis was coined by Archibald Garrod in 1890. In 1970, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) was first implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Rheumatoid arthritis associated signs and symptoms were noticed by Augustin Jacob Landre-Beauvais, a resident physician at the Saltpetriere asylum in France, in 1800. He named rheumatoid arthritis as Goutte Asthenique Primitive or Primary Asthenic Gout.[1]
- In 1890, Archibald Garrod coined the name Rheumatoid arthritis.[2]
- In 1970, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) was first implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.[3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Landré-Beauvais AJ (March 2001). “The first description of rheumatoid arthritis. Unabridged text of the doctoral dissertation presented in 1800”. Joint Bone Spine. 68 (2): 130–43. PMID 11324929.
- ↑ Storey GD (October 2001). “Alfred Baring Garrod (1819-1907)”. Rheumatology (Oxford). 40 (10): 1189–90. PMID 11600751.
- ↑ McMichael AJ, Sasazuki T, McDevitt HO, Payne RO (June 1977). “Increased frequency of HLA-Cw3 and HLA-Dw4 in rheumatoid arthritis”. Arthritis Rheum. 20 (5): 1037–42. PMID 869952.
- ↑ Stastny P (April 1978). “Association of the B-cell alloantigen DRw4 with rheumatoid arthritis”. N. Engl. J. Med. 298 (16): 869–71. doi:10.1056/NEJM197804202981602. PMID 147420.
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