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GEORGE L. WALDBOTT, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1928;41(5):683-701.

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In 1920, Drey and Lossen¹ treated a patient who was afflicted simultaneously with leukemia and bronchial asthma by irradiation of the spleen with the roentgen ray; they noticed that the asthmatic condition improved appreciably. Similar reports of the recovery of asthmatic patients following irradiation administered to alleviate other ailments are given by Scott² and Schilling.³ In 1925, Groedel⁴ treated a number of asthmatic patients by irradiation of the spleen and was favorably impressed with the results. Others (Pohlmann,⁵ Gallino and Terrada⁶ and Moner⁷ concurred in the optimistic opinions of the foregoing authors on the value of this form of therapy.

In this country, Gerber⁸ introduced this procedure for the treatment of patients with asthma, and at the same time advocated exposure of the chest, the so-called direct method, which is based on the previous work of Klewitz,⁹ Schilling³ and others.

Cole and Ramirez,¹⁰ who applied roentgen-ray treatment over the spleen . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Asthma Clinics of the Children's Hospital of Michigan and the North End Clinic.

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