The Blood as a Diagnostic Aid in the Differential Diagnosis of the Lymphadenopathies
Authors: John D. Lyttle, Lester Rosenberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 February 1929The Blood as a Diagnostic Aid in the Differential Diagnosis of the LymphadenopathiesJOHN D. LYTTLE, M.D., LESTER ROSENBERG, M.D.JOHN D. LYTTLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LESTER ROSENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-8-747 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn any discussion of the blood as a diagnostic aid must come a reiteration of the now generally accepted belief that changes in the blood do not constitute a disease but are merely manifestations of what is taking place in the blood forming organs. Vogel (1) has called attention to this in an excellent analogy between the blood as a secretion, and the gastric juice. The absurdity of calling hyperchlorhydria a disease of the gastric juice makes any consideration of "diseases of the blood," as such, untenable. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York City*From the Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and Children's Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York City. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas Drüsenfieber 1 February 1929Volume 2, Issue 8Page: 747-762KeywordsBloodChildrenPediatricsReactive arthritisSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...