SCLERODERMA WITH SYMPTOMATIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA: A CASE REPORT
Authors: H FUNDENBERG, M M WINTROBE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 July 1955SCLERODERMA WITH SYMPTOMATIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA: A CASE REPORTHUGH FUDENBERG, M.D., M. M. WINTROBE, M.D., F.A.C.P.HUGH FUDENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, M. M. WINTROBE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-1-201 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA case of hemolytic anemia associated with scleroderma was recently observed at this hospital. In view of the rarity of this association, a brief report seems warranted.CASE REPORTA 34 year old clerk, admitted to the Salt Lake General Hospital on February 11, 1954, had been in excellent health until age 27, when he noted pain, swelling and stiffness of the hands, followed by hardening of the involved skin, and malaise, weight loss and asthenia. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication July 3, 1954.From the Department of Medicine, University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service. 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