THYROTOXICOSIS WITH FEATURES SIMULATING LYMPHOBLASTOMA
Authors: R C LEVY, H G LEVIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 December 1951THYROTOXICOSIS WITH FEATURES SIMULATING LYMPHOBLASTOMAROBERT C. LEVY, M.D., F.A.C.P., HERBERT G. LEVIN, M.D.ROBERT C. LEVY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HERBERT G. LEVIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1371 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe have recently observed a patient with severe thyrotoxicosis and associated generalized lymphadenopathy. Following thyroidectomy, the lymphadenopathy disappeared. This case is reported because it deals with the interesting relationship between the thyroid, adrenal cortex and lymphatic systems.CASE REPORTA 34 year old colored male entered Michael Reese Hospital on December 21, 1948. During the preceding year he had lost about 15 pounds of weight. One month before admission he began to vomit daily, usually after breakfast. One week later he developed a diarrhea, with five to six watery, loose stools a day. Two weeks before admission he complained of...Bibliography1. Kocher TH: Blutuntersuchungen bei Morbus Basedow mit Beiträgen zur Fruediagnose und Therapie der Krankheit, Arch. f. klin. Chir. 87: 131, 1908. Google Scholar2. DameshekBerlinBlumgart WDDHL: Complete ablation of the thyroid gland in a case of chronic lymphatic leukemia with hypermetabolism, New England J. Med. 210: 723, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Friedgood HB: The effect of Lugol's solution on chronic lymphatic leukemia and its bearing upon the pathogenesis of exophthalmic goiter, Am. J. M. Sc. 183: 515, 1932. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Wills LJ: Iodine, the thyroid, and lymphatic leukemia, Brit. M. J. 1: 1143, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. McCulloghDunlap EPJH: The blood picture in hyperthyroidism and in hypothyroidism, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 17: 1060, 1931-1932. Google Scholar6. MarineBoas DEP: Diseases of the thyroid gland, in The George Blumer Edition of Billings-Forchheimer's Therapeusis of Internal Diseases, vol. 4, 1929, Appleton, New York, pp. 120-142. Google Scholar7. WhiteDougherty ATF: Influence of pituitary adrenotrophic hormone in lymphoid tissue structures in relation to serum protein, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 56: 26, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ChaseWhiteDougherty JHATF: The enhancement of circulatory antibody concentration by adrenal cortical hormones, J. Immunol. 52-53: 101, 1946. Google Scholar9. Selye H: Textbook of endocrinology, 1947, Univ. de Montreal, Montreal. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 3, 1950.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1951Volume 35, Issue 6Page: 1371-1373KeywordsAdrenal cortexDiarrheaHospital medicineLymphatic systemThyroidThyroidectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...