Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1919;1:722-742.
© 1919 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
TUBERCULIN
Its Use in the Treatment of Bone and Joint Tuberculosis.
S. KLEINBERG M. D.
1. Tuberculin does not cure tuberculosis of bones and joints.
2. In the majority of cases, tuberculin therapy causes no noticeable beneficial influence over the bone or joint lesion.
3. In a small percent of the cases there is improvement of the lesion.
4. In some cases there may be distinct aggravation of the disease.
5. New abscesses may appear during and after completion of the tuberculin treatment.
6. Relapses occur after apparent improvement.