EOSINOPHILIA IN FATAL ASTHMA; STUDIES OF BONE MARROW AND MYOCARDIUM
Authors: Francis H. Chafee, John R. Ross, E. Mansfield Gunn
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 July 1942EOSINOPHILIA IN FATAL ASTHMA; STUDIES OF BONE MARROW AND MYOCARDIUMFRANCIS H. CHAFEE, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN R. ROSS, M.D., E. MANSFIELD GUNN, M.D.FRANCIS H. CHAFEE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN R. ROSS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. MANSFIELD GUNN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-1-45 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe finding of marked eosinophilic infiltration in the bone marrow and heart of a man who had suddenly died in an asthmatic paroxysm stimulated us to review the literature and previous autopsies on cases of asthma at the Rhode Island Hospital in order to obtain more information relative to this condition.The literature lists few autopsied cases. Coca1in 1931 summarized them and found 33 for his discussion. Lamson and Butt2in 1937 brought the series up to date, finding 50 cases and adding 48 of their own. Fowler3in that same year reported two cases, and Thieme and Sheldon4...Bibliography1. COCA AF: Asthma and hay fever in theory and practice, 1931, Chas. C. Thomas, Springfield, p. 136. Google Scholar2. LAMSONBUTT RSEM: Fatal asthma, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cviii, 1843. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FOWLER K: Necropsy studies on two patients dying in asthma, Pennsylvania Med. Jr., 1937, xl, 720. Google Scholar4. THIEMESHELDON ETJM: A correlation of the clinical and pathological findings in bronchial asthma, Jr. Allergy, 1938, ix, 246. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. VAUGHAN WT: Practice of allergy, 1939, C. V. Mosby Co., Saint Louis, p. 946. Google Scholar6. KARSNER HT: Human pathology, 1935, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, p. 459. Google Scholar7. BOYD W: The pathology of internal diseases, 1940, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 60. Google Scholar8. SIKL H: Eosinophile Myokarditis als idiosynkrasischallergische Erkrankung, Frankfurt. Ztschr. f. Path., 1936, xlix, 283. Google Scholar9. BUFFUM WP: Bronchial asthma in three pairs of identical twins, Jr. Allergy, 1940, xi, 604. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Providence, Rhode Island*Received for publication March 18, 1941.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology of the Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCardiomyopathies and oxidative stressCardiac Localization of Eosinophil-Granule Major Basic Protein in Acute Necrotizing MyocarditisAcute necrotising eosinophilic myocarditis.The Allergist and the EosinophilRecurrent ventricular tachycardia as the chief manifestation of myocarditis of unknown etiologyMassive collapse of the lung in bronchitis and bronchial asthmaTROPICAL EOSINOPHILIA: CLINICAL, THERAPEUTIC AND ETIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS. EXPERIMENTAL WORK*AMAURY COUTINHOFatal Bronchial Asthma: A Series of Fifteen Cases with a Review of the LiteraturePulmonary EosinophiliaThe Association of Eosinophilic Polyarteritis, Libman-Sacks Endocarditis, and Asthma with Diffuse Collagen DiseaseVascular allergy. III 1 July 1942Volume 17, Issue 1Page: 45-59KeywordsAsthmaAutopsyBone marrowEosinophiliaHeartHospital medicineMyocardium ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...