Strathpeffer Spa: Dr William Bruce and polymyalgia rheumatica

Ann Rheum Dis. 1981 Oct;40(5):503-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.40.5.503.

Abstract

The first description of polymyalgia rheumatica is attributed to Dr William Bruce working in Strathpeffer Spa, Scotland, in 1888. His career, the history of the spa, and the original article are briefly described.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Balneology / history*
  • Female
  • Health Resorts / history*
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica / history*
  • Scotland

Personal name as subject

  • W Bruce