LEUKEMIA AND PREGNANCY: REPORT OF FOUR CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: W A SLENTZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 July 1951LEUKEMIA AND PREGNANCY: REPORT OF FOUR CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREWILLIAM A. SLENTZ, M.D.WILLIAM A. SLENTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-1-59 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThree cases of leukemia associated with pregnancy have been studied in this department since 1941, and a fourth case has been obtained from the files of the Kansas City General Hospital. These four cases are herewith reported.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 25 year old woman, six and one-half months pregnant, was admitted to the Kansas City General Hospital on July 12, 1937, complaining of vaginal bleeding during the preceding week. She had had two full-term normal deliveries, and two abortions, which were performed seven years and three and one-half years previously. Examination showed a soft blowing systolic pulmonic murmur,...Bibliography1. Erf LA: Leukemia (summary of 100 cases) and lymphosarcoma complicated by pregnancy; cellular changes produced in guinea pigs by extracts of "leukemic" placenta, Am. J. Clin. Path. 17: 268-280, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GrierRichter RMHA: Pregnancy with leukemia: case report and review of literature, Am. J. Obst. and Gynec. 37: 412-425, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Williams JA: Leukemia and pregnancy, Am. J. Obst. and Gynec. 55: 967-978, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KaufmannLowenstein JL: Study of acute leukosis, Ann. Int. Med. 14: 903-915, 1940. LinkGoogle Scholar5. Lewit B: Chronic leukemia complicated by pregnancy; case, Harefuah 30: 243-244, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Souper OU: Acute leukemia in pregnancy; case, Bol. Soc. chilena de obst. y ginec. 3: 151-159, 1938. Google Scholar7. Olmer J: Grave anemia in pregnant woman; acute cryptoleukemia of anemic form; diagnostic difficulties, Presse méd. 46: 1355-1356, 1938. Google Scholar8. Jürgens H: Leukemia and pregnancy, Zentralbl. f. Gynäk. 62: 1886-1889, 1938. Google Scholar9. HarrisTchertkoffGreenwald RIGL: Acute leukemia and pregnancy; fatal case treated with penicillin, Am. J. Obst. and Gynec. 53: 142-149, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. AlmklovHatoff JRA: Acute leukemia and pregnancy, Am. J. Dis. Child. 72: 202-206, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. McGoldrickLapp JLWA: Leukemia and pregnancy; case report and review of literature, Am. J. Obst. and Gynec. 46: 711-718, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Applebaum HS: Case of acute leukemia complicating pregnancy, with necropsy findings in fetus, Ohio State M. J. 40: 536-537, 1944. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Kansas City, Missouri*Received for publication February 22, 1950.From the Department of Pathology, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLeukemia and Pregnancy1ACUTE LEUKEMIA AND PREGNANCY*EUGENE P. FRENKEL, M.D., MURIEL C. MEYERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.CONCEPTION AND PREGNANCY IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA UNDER CONTINUOUS COLCEMIDE THERAPY*ELLEN M. LESSMANN, JOSEPH E. SOKALAn evaluation of the effect of pregnancy on chronic granulocytic leukemiaLeukemia and pregnancyLeukemia and PregnancyLEUKAEMIA WITH PRIMARY GYNAECOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS. Record of a Case and Review of Literature 1 July 1951Volume 35, Issue 1Page: 59-68KeywordsHemorrhagePathologistsPregnancy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...