HEMOLYTIC JAUNDICE: A CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF 28 CASES
Authors: John C. Sharpe
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 December 1940HEMOLYTIC JAUNDICE: A CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF 28 CASESJOHN C. SHARPE, M.D.JOHN C. SHARPE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-6-953 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFrom the maze of confused terminology and the many classifications of the vague group of blood diseases called hemolytic anemia, only chronic familial hemolytic jaundice stands out as a definite symptom-complex in which the diagnosis is exact and the treatment satisfactory. The disease, though not common, is of sufficient frequency to excite suspicion and warrant careful consideration in any patient with unexplained anemia with or without jaundice. This is evidenced by our group of 28 cases that have been seen at the University Hospital in the past three years. It is our purpose to present a brief clinical analysis of...Bibliography1. SHARPE JC: Hemolytic jaundice, Internat. Clin., 1937, ii, 146-167. Google Scholar2. SHARPEMCLAUGHLINCUNNINGHAM JCCWRW: Hemolytic jaundice: The immediate and delayed changes in the blood following splenectomy, Arch. Int. Med., 1939, lxiv, 268-279. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DOANCURTISWISEMAN CHGMBK: The hemolytopoietic equilibrium and emergency splenectomy, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 1567-1575. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HADEN RL: The mechanism of increased fragility of the erythrocytes in congenital hemolytic jaundice, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxviii, 441-449. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HAWKSLEYBAILEY JUM: The mean diameter of erythrocytes in acholuric familial jaundice, Lancet, 1934, ii, 1329-1331. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DOANWISEMANERF CHBKLA: Studies in hemolytic jaundice, Ohio State Med. Jr., 1934, xxx, 493-504. Google Scholar7. DAWSON L: Hemolytic icterus, Brit. Med. Jr., 1931, i, 921-928. Google Scholar8. MUSSEYBLAKLEY RDGG: Pregnancy following splenectomy, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1930, xiii, 1455-1460. Google Scholar9. THOMPSON AP: Acholuric jaundice with increased fragility of red blood cells appearing after splenectomy, Lancet, 1933, ii, 1139-1140. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. CURTISDOANWISEMAN GMCABK: Splenectomy for hemolytic crises, Ann. Surg., 1936, civ, 892-903. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Omaha, Nebraska*Read at the New Orleans meeting of the American College of Physicians, March 30, 1939.From the Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFamilial Hemolytic Jaundice Complicated by Acute Purulent CholecystitisCongenital Hemolytic IcterusIs there a Primary, Acquired Hemolytic Jaundice?Sulfathiazol and sulfamethylthiazol in the treatment of pneumonia 1 December 1940Volume 14, Issue 6Page: 953-959KeywordsAnemiaBloodBlood groupsHemolytic anemiaHemolytic jaundice ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1940 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1941, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...