RENAL CALCULI AS COMPLICATIONS OF LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMATA
Authors: I FREEMAN, H MEISEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 April 1959RENAL CALCULI AS COMPLICATIONS OF LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMATAIRVING FREEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., HERMAN MEISEL, M.D., F.A.C.S.IRVING FREEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HERMAN MEISEL, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-4-1050 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has long been recognized that the serum uric acid may be elevated in a variety of diseases,1including gout, chronic nephritis, acute febrile diseases, pneumonia, sepsis, typhoid fever, erysipelas, scarlatina, tuberculosis, pernicious anemia immediately after onset of therapy, hemolytic anemias, polycythemia, diseases of the liver and biliary system, severe cardiac decompensation, diabetes mellitus (particularly with acidosis), leukemias6and lymphomata, chronic eczema, psoriasis and urticaria. A high fat diet and fasting also have been known to be associated with high uric acid levels. Excretion of uric acid roughly parallels the degree of elevation of this material in the blood, provided...Bibliography1. Brochner-Mortenson K: The uric acid content in blood and urine in health and disease, Medicine 19: 161-229 (May) 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SandbergCartwrightWintrobe AAGEMM: Studies on leukemia. I. Uric acid excretion, Blood 11: 154-165 (Feb.) 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WeisbergerPersky ASL: Renal calculi and uremia as complications of lymphoma, Am. J. M. Sc. 225: 669-673 (June) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. OsgoodTiveyDavisonSeamanLi EEHKAJ: The relative rates of formation of new leukocytes in patients with acute and chronic leukemia, Cancer 5: 331-335 (Mar.) 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. RigasOsgood DAEE: In vivo life span of leukocytes of leukemic patients as measured by rate of incorporation of P & DNA fraction, Am. J. Med. 19: 292-293 (Aug.) 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. MerrillJackson DH: The renal complications of leukemia, New England J. Med. 228: 271-276, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. KlineClifton DE: Lifespan of leucocytes in man, J. Appl. Physiol. 5: 79-84 (Aug.) 1952-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Merrill D: Uremia following x-ray therapy in leukemia, New England J. Med. 222: 94-97, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. LearOppenheimer HG: Anuria following radiation therapy in leukemia, J. A. M. A. 143: 806-807, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. KravitzDiamondCraver SCHL: Uremia complicating leukemia chemotherapy, J. A. M. A. 146: 1595-1597, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Fort Howard, Maryland*Received for publication August 6, 1957.From the Medical and Urological Services, Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Howard, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Irving Freeman, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Howard, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUric acid nephrolithiasisNiere bei Tumoren, Blutkrankheiten und ParaproteinämienRenal Failure Incident to Reticulum Cell Sarcoma of the Kidneys Response to RadiotherapyDONALD ARMSTRONG, M.D., W. P. L. MYERS, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 April 1959Volume 50, Issue 4Page: 1050-1056KeywordsChronic liver diseaseHemoglobinLymphomaPneumoniaPolycythemiaPsoriasisSepsisTyphoidUric acidUrticaria ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...