Pedro da Silva Nava, Brazilian rheumatologist (Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State 05 June 1903 –Rio de Janeiro 05 March 1984)

He is most known as writer in his native country

Authored about 300 works on rheumatology and others medical subjects

Described reactive arthritis 

First described allergenic bacterial rheumatism (1949)

Eponym of Nava manoeuvre

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY 

With G. Londres. Toxicoses mercuriais agudas. J. Clin. 15:251, 1934

On the possible role of sensitization by homologous tissue products in rheumatoid arthritis. Preliminary note. Bras. Med. 65:464-66, 1951

A síndrome das espinhosas cervicais. O Hospital 39, 1951

O uso do salicilato de sódio no tratamento da doença reumática. Bras. Med. Bras. Med. 66(42-3):672-5, 1952

Os reumatismos deformantes da coluna. Bras. Med. 67(3-5):59-66, 1953

Artrite rheumatoide antiga. Icto cerebral. Surto evolutivo agudo nas articulações do lado hemiplégico. Bras. Med. 67:318-21, 1953

With E.B. Negreiros & I. Malogolovkin. Allergo-bacterial rheumatism: preliminary note. Med.Cir. Farm. 206:235-6, 1953

Some basic principles in therapy of rheumatic diseases. Med. Cir. Farm. 222:462-9, 1954

With H. Seda. Meticorten no tratamento da artrite reumatoide. Bras. Med. 69:295, 1955

Semiology of the focus and zones of microbe infection, aiding the study of rheumatism. Bras. Med. 69(40-4):620-4, 1955

Cutaneous manifestations of rheumatic diseases and pseudo-rheumatic diseases. Resen. Clin. Cient. 24(9):248-56, 1955 

Manifestações cutâneas da artrite reumatoide. Bras. Med. 70:55, 1956

Arthropathic phenomena of infection. Bras. Med. 70(9-13):155-8, 1956 

Cutaneous manifestations of rheumatism & chronic pseudo-rheumatism. Bras. Med. 70(14-17):183-4, 1956 

Rheumatic symptoms of scleroderma & lupus erythematosus. Bras. Med. 70(18-21):232-4, 1956

With A. Ferreira da Costa & H. Seda. Síndromes dolorosas do ombro. Res. Clin. Cient. 25:70, 1956

Allergic Rheumatism. AIR 2:212, 1959

The treatment of gonarthria. Bras. Med. 73:29, 1959  

Diffuse articular chondrocalcinosis. First cases observed in Brazil. Med. Cir. Farm. 306:203-10, 1963

With H. Seda. Hereditariedade e espondilartrose. Bras. Med. 78(9-10):119-25, 1964

With H. Seda, P. Penido et al. Reumatismo alergo-tuberculoso. Rev. Bras. Med. 21:619-24, 1964

With H. Seda. A ação do peso corporal nos rheumatismos. O Hospital, 1966

As artrites infecciosas. Bras. Med. 85:14-15, 1971