Kashin-Beck's disease

Abstract

Endemic arthritis or the so-called "Urovskaya disease" was first discovered by Dr. Kashin 75 years ago among residents of the Ura river valley (in Transbaikalia), hence the name "Urovskaya disease". The author calls this peculiar disease “ache disease.” With regard to etiology, Dr. Kashin expresses the belief that scurvy, malaria and syphilis, under the influence of local conditions, can turn into “ache disease”.

Keywords

Kazan Medical archive

References

[1] Кашин. Сведения о распространении зоба и кретинизма в пределах Российской Империи. 1861.

[2] Бек. К вопросу об osteoarthritis deformans endemica в Забайкальской области. 1906.

[3] Вельяминов. Polyarthritis chronica progressiva thyreotoxica. Русский Врач, 1908.

[4] Mc. Collum und Pitz. Journ. of biolog. ehern., 1917.

[5] Mc. Collum, Simmonds and Pitz. Ibid., 1917,1922.

[6] Funk. Die Vitamine. 1921.

[7] Powers, Park and Simmonds. J. of biolog. chem., 1923.

[8] Holst a. Frölich. Journ. of tropical hygiene, 1920.

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Shipachev V.