THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA COMPLICATING ACUTE CATARRHAL JAUNDICE; REPORT OF A CASE, REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, AND REVIEW OF 48 CASES OF PURPURA AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Authors: Theodore E. Woodward
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Case Reports1 November 1943THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA COMPLICATING ACUTE CATARRHAL JAUNDICE; REPORT OF A CASE, REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, AND REVIEW OF 48 CASES OF PURPURA AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALTHEODORE E. WOODWARD, M.D.THEODORE E. WOODWARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-5-799 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is (1) to report a case of thrombocytopenic purpura complicating acute catarrhal jaundice; (2) to present a review of all of the cases of purpura at the University Hospital with reference to jaundice; and (3) to report a review of the literature on this clinical picture.CASE REPORTThe patient, a 14 year old white boy, was admitted July 27, 1939 from the Rosewood State Training School. Little is known of the past history other than that he was illegitimate, and both parents were deceased. His early years were spent in a county home, the...Bibliography1. ROSENBERG DH: Galactose and urobilinogen tests in differential diagnosis of obstructive and intrahepatic jaundice, ANN. INT. MED., 1934, viii, 60-71. Google Scholar2. DARRIES DH: Diagnosis of hepatic disorders, Lancet, 1927, i, 380-384. Google Scholar3. BURKEWEIR CFJF: Hemorrhagic tendency in jaundice, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1933, xviii, 657-667. Google Scholar4. WEIL PE: La diminution des hematoblastes dans les affections hepatiques, Compt.-rend. Soc. de biol., 1922, lxxxvii, 143-144. Google Scholar5. KING RB: Blood picture in portal cirrhosis, New England Jr. Med., 1929, cc, 482-484. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BARKER LF: Splenic anemia, etc., Med. Clin. N. Am., 1930, xiv, 57-70. Google Scholar7. QUICK AJ: Nature of bleeding in jaundice, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cx, 1658-1662. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. CARRFOOTE JLFS: Progressive obstructive jaundice, Arch. Surg., 1934, xxix, 275-296. Google Scholar9. ABRAMI P: Le purpura des hepatiques, Ann. de méd., 1935, xxxvii, 71-79. Google Scholar10. TORRIOLIPUDDU MV: Recent studies of the pathogenesis of Werlhof's disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1455-1456. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. EVANS WH: Blood changes after splenectomy in splenic anemia, purpura hemorrhagica, and acholuric jaundice, etc., Jr. Path. and Bact., 1928, xxxi, 815-831. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. BRILL NE: Chronic hemolytic icterus, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1924, viii, 153-174. Google Scholar13. ALTSWANK HLRL: Catarrhal jaundice associated with thrombocytopenic purpura, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1049-1054. Google Scholar14. LOEPERDE SEZE MS: Le purpura d'alarme dans le cancer secondaire du foie, Progrès méd., 1930, vii, 282-287. Google Scholar15. STONEBUNIM MLJJ: Cutaneous hemorrhage during puerperium with later development of acute yellow atrophy, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1936, xxxi, 1015-1019. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. JONESMINOT CMGR: Catarrhal jaundice, etc., Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1923, clxxxix, 531-551. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication March 8, 1940. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTHROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA IN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS MONONUCLEOSISAllergic purpura, including purpura due to foods, drugs and infectionsCutaneous Medicine 1 November 1943Volume 19, Issue 5Page: 799-805 ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...