TOTAL LEUKOCYTE COUNTS IN HUMAN BLOOD DURING PREGNANCY
Authors: J. B. Carey, J. C. Litzenberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 July 1936TOTAL LEUKOCYTE COUNTS IN HUMAN BLOOD DURING PREGNANCYJ. B. CAREY, M.D., F.A.C.P., J. C. LITZENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.S.J. B. CAREY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, J. C. LITZENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-1-25 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptVirchow spoke of a physiologic leukocytosis of pregnancy, and by the weight of his authority the assumption was given validity, repeated in textbooks, but as far as can be found out, never very seriously investigated. De Lee1elaborates the idea by stating that during pregnancy, from the first few months, there is a decrease of the red blood cells and an increase of the white blood cells, the latter out of proportion to the former yet seldom exceeding 15,000; that the younger forms increase so that the blood of pregnancy resembles that in an acute infectious disease, and further that...Bibliography1. DELEE JB: The principles and practice of obstetrics, 6th Ed., 1933, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 107-108. Google Scholar2. WILLIAMS JW: Obstetrics, 6th Ed., 1930, D. Appleton and Co., New York, p. 408. Google Scholar3. CRAGIN EB: Obstetrics, 1916, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 132. Google Scholar4. POLAK JO: Manual of obstetrics, 2nd Ed., 1922, D. Appleton and Co., New York, p. 85. Google Scholar5. JELLETTMADILL HDG: A manual of midwifery for students and practitioners, 4th Ed., 1929, W. Wood, New York, p. 232. Google Scholar6. BLAND PB: Practical obstetrics for students and practitioners, 1932, F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, p. 73. Google Scholar7. PINEYWYARD AS: Clinical atlas of blood diseases, 2nd Ed., 1932, P. Blakiston's Sons and Co., Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. PINEY A: Diseases of the blood, 1928, P. Blakiston's Sons and Co., Philadelphia, p. 20. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: J. B. CAREY, M.D., F.A.C.P.; J. C. LITZENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.S.Affiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication September 21, 1935.From the Departments of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Laboratory of the Nicollet Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota.†With the technical assistance of Helen Paine Brumfield, B.A. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byStudy on Nonspecific Immunity in Pregnant Women: Increased Chemiluminescence Response of Peripheral Blood PhagocytesFactors affecting leukocyte count in healthy adultsThe Effects of Parity on the Leucocyte Count in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant WomenDifferential Neutrophil Counts in PregnancyAdvances in the physiology of pregnancy during the past quarter centuryThe leucocytes during pregnancyOBSERVATIONS ON HUMAN LEUCOCYTES DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE 1 July 1936Volume 10, Issue 1Page: 25-29KeywordsBloodBlood countsChartsInfectious diseasesLeukocytosisObstetrics and gynecologyPregnancyRed blood cellsResearch laboratoriesWhite blood cells ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...