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A New York allergist, Dr Sheppard Siegal, first described the attacks of [[peritonitis]] in 1945; he termed this "benign paroxysmal peritonitis", as the disease course was essentially benign.<ref>Siegal S. Benign paroxysmal peritonitis. ''Ann Intern Med'' 1945;23:1-21.</ref> Dr Hobart Reimann, working in the American University in Beirut, described a more complete picture which he termed "periodic disease".<ref>Reiman HA. Periodic disease. Probable syndrome including periodic fever, benign paroxysmal peritonitis, cyclic neutropenia and intermittent arthralgia. ''[[Journal of the American Medical Association|JAMA]]'' 1948;136:239-44.</ref> | A New York allergist, Dr. Sheppard Siegal, first described the attacks of [[peritonitis]] in 1945; he termed this "benign paroxysmal peritonitis", as the disease course was essentially benign.<ref>Siegal S. Benign paroxysmal peritonitis. ''Ann Intern Med'' 1945;23:1-21.</ref> Dr. Hobart Reimann, working in the American University in Beirut, described a more complete picture which he termed "periodic disease".<ref>Reiman HA. Periodic disease. Probable syndrome including periodic fever, benign paroxysmal peritonitis, cyclic neutropenia and intermittent arthralgia. ''[[Journal of the American Medical Association|JAMA]]'' 1948;136:239-44.</ref> | ||
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Overview
A New York allergist, Dr. Sheppard Siegal, first described the attacks of peritonitis in 1945; he termed this "benign paroxysmal peritonitis", as the disease course was essentially benign.[1] Dr. Hobart Reimann, working in the American University in Beirut, described a more complete picture which he termed "periodic disease".[2]