ATROPHIC ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH SPLENOMEGALY AND LEUKOPENIA
Authors: Francis N. Hatch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 August 1945ATROPHIC ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH SPLENOMEGALY AND LEUKOPENIAFRANCIS N. HATCH, M.D.FRANCIS N. HATCH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-2-201 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1924 Felty1reported the cases of five adults who had atrophic arthritis associated with splenomegaly and leukopenia. The age of the patients ranged from 45 to 65 years. Their arthritis was generalized, relatively benign, and of at least two years' duration. All patients had suffered recent, marked weight loss. Each had a palpably enlarged spleen that was firm and non-tender. Three of the five had enlarged axillary, inguinal or epitrochlear lymph nodes, and all had some degree of yellow-brown pigmentation of the skin, chiefly on the exposed surfaces. 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