THE ANEMIA OF MYXEDEMA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PERNICIOUS ANEMIA
Authors: M E LEONARD, E H FALCONER, M J ELLENHORN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 May 1951THE ANEMIA OF MYXEDEMA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PERNICIOUS ANEMIAMAURICE E. LEONARD, M.D., ERNEST H. FALCONER, M.D., F.A.C.P., MATTHEW J. ELLENHORN, M.D.MAURICE E. LEONARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ERNEST H. FALCONER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MATTHEW J. ELLENHORN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-5-1251 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe co-existence of myxedema and anemia in the same patient has been recognized for over 60 years.1, 2, 3This relationship is emphasized in numerous reports which confirm the finding that anemia occurs in from 50 to 60 per cent of patients with myxedema.4, 5, 6, 7The anemia is usually of moderate degree; hemoglobin values of less than 50 per cent and red blood cell counts below 3 million per cu. mm. are rarely found. Normocytic normochromic, normocytic hypochromic and macrocytic hyperchromic blood pictures have been described4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11(table 1). This lack of...Bibliography1. Charcot JB: Myxoedème, cachexie pachydermique ou état cretinôide, Gaz. d. hôp. 1: 73-75, 1881. Google Scholar2. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Francisco, California*Received for publication August 29, 1950.From the Division of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, California. Aided in part by grant from the John E. Cox Fund for Medical Research. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiseases Associated with Autoimmune ThyroiditisMegaloblastic Anemia Secondary to Folate Deficiency Associated with HypothyroidismJOHN D. HINES, M.D., CHARLES H. HALSTED, M.D., ROBERT C. GRIGGS, M.D., JOHN W. HARRIS, M.D.Coincidental Myxoedema and Pernicious Anaemia with Subsequent Development of Polycythaemia after Vitamin B12 TherapyVERONICA HALMOS, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), ROBERT VOLPÉ, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)Hypothyroidism with anemia demonstrating abnormal vitamin B12 absorptionKrankheiten der Schilddrüse 1 May 1951Volume 34, Issue 5Page: 1251-1258KeywordsAnemiaBloodBlood countsHemoglobinPernicious anemiaRed blood cellsResearch funding ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...