HYPERURICEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LEUKEMIA
Authors: G L GOLD, R D FRITZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 September 1957HYPERURICEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LEUKEMIAG. LENNARD GOLD, M.D., RICHARD D. FRITZ, M.D.G. LENNARD GOLD, M.D., RICHARD D. FRITZ, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-3-428 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptElevations of serum and urinary concentrations of uric acid have been described in acute leukemia.1, 2 It is also known that, with therapy, urate excretion may rise.3, 4, 5, 6 Recently the authors have had an opportunity to view two patients who showed a marked degree of hyperuricemia concomitant with therapy of their acute lymphocytic leukemia. The authors thought that a review of these cases might point out a hazard in treating these patients.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 50 year old white female housewife had been well until the winter of 1954, when she developed unusual fatigue and a...Bibliography1. 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