CYCLICAL AGRANULOCYTIC ANGINA
Authors: D. J. Stephens, John S. Lawrence
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 July 1935CYCLICAL AGRANULOCYTIC ANGINAD. J. STEPHENS, M.D., JOHN S. LAWRENCE, M.D.D. J. STEPHENS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN S. LAWRENCE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-1-31 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Franke1in 1930 was able to find only three instances of the recurrence of attacks of agranulocytic angina, there are at the present time numerous reports of this condition in the literature. In a few instances these episodes of agranulocytosis have been cyclical in character.2, 3, 4, 5, 6One of these cyclical cases6has had recurrences simultaneously with the menses. During the past two years we have had under constant observation a patient who has presented this unusual picture of recurrences of granulocytopenia with each menstrual period. A brief report of the main findings in this patient has...Bibliography1. FRANKE O: Über rezidivierende Agranulozytose, Folia haemat., 1930, xl, 419-426. Google Scholar2. LEALE M: Recurrent furunculosis in an infant showing an unusual blood picture, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1910, liv, 1854. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. RUTLEDGEHANSEN-PRÜSSTHAYER BHOCWS: Recurrent agranulocytosis, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1930, xlvi, 369. Google Scholar4. DOAN CA: Neutropenic state; its significance and therapeutic rationale, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 194-202. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. THOMPSON WP: Observations on possible relation between agranulocytosis and menstruation with further studies on case of cyclic neutropenia, N. E. Jr. Med., 1934, ccx, 176-178. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. JACKSONMERRILL HD: Agranulocytic angina associated with the menstrual cycle, N. E. Jr. Med., 1934, ccx, 175-176. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. STEPHENSLAWRENCE DJJS: Recurrent agranulocytosis, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1934, xiii, 711. Google Scholar8. ELDEN CA: Method of study and treatment of menstrual disturbances of endocrine origin, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1934, xxviii, 179-186. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WATKINS CH: The possible rôle of barbiturates and amidopyrine in causation of leukopenic states, Proc. Staff Meetings Mayo Clinic, 1933, viii, 713-714. Google Scholar10. MADISONSQUIER FWTL: Primary granulocytopenia after administration of benzene chain derivatives, Central Society for Clinical Research, 6 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Oct. 27, 28, 1933. Reported in Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, ci, 2076. Google Scholar11. JACKSON H: Relation of amidopyrine and allied drugs to etiology of agranulocytic angina, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxviii, 482-486. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. SCHILLING V: The blood picture and its clinical significance, 1929, C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, p. 197. Google Scholar13. HARKINS H: Granulopenia and agranulocytic angina, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1132-1138. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, New York*Received for publication February 18, 1935.From the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Medical Clinic of the Strong Memorial and Rochester Municipal Hospitals, Rochester, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFamilial Cyclical NeutropeniaSystemic changes during the menstrual cycleChronic Idiopathic NeutropeniaLeukopenia: Its mechanism and therapyChronic hypoplastic neutropeniaCYCLIC ACUTE AGRANULOCYTOSIS: REPORT OF A CASE, WITH IMPROVEMENT AFTER SPLENECTOMY*JOSEPH F. SANDELLA, M.D.NEUTROPENIA IN A PATIENT TREATED WITH A MERCURIAL DIURETIC AND ITS RESPONSE TO BAL*CHARLES E. BENDER, M.D., ROBERT J. HOXSEY, M.D., QUIN B. DEMARSH, M.D.Cyclic AgranulocytosisPERCENTILES FOR INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENTSChronic leucopenia with fatal termination due to agranulocytic anginaMenstruation and its disordersStudies on Granulocytopenia 1 July 1935Volume 9, Issue 1Page: 31-37KeywordsAnginaDentistryHospital medicine Issue Published: 1 July 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...