THE COMBINATION OF HYPERTHYROIDISM AND PERNICIOUS ANEMIA: REPORT OF A CASE WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: F BOENHEIM, D SCHWIMMER, T H McGAVACK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Case Reports1 November 1945THE COMBINATION OF HYPERTHYROIDISM AND PERNICIOUS ANEMIA: REPORT OF A CASE WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREFELIX BOENHEIM, M.D., DAVID SCHWIMMER, M.D., THOMAS HODGE MCGAVACK, M.D., F.A.C.P.FELIX BOENHEIM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID SCHWIMMER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS HODGE MCGAVACK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-5-869 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the earlier literature on hyperthyroidism, anemia was regarded as one of the characteristic findings. From the reports, it is apparent that the diagnosis was usually made from the color of the face. Later on, when exact blood studies were performed, it was found that not only were the signs of anemia missing, but also that an increase in the number of red cells might actually be present in some instances. Kocher1 was the first to stress this.The relatively normal erythrocyte and hemoglobin values are emphasized by the data of several workers. In 678 cases of hyperthyroidism, Plummer2found...Bibliography1. KOCHER A: Morbus Basedowii, In: Spez. Path. u. Ther. d. inn. Krankh. (Kraus and Brugsch), 1919, Urban & Schwarzenberg, Berlin and Wien, i, 751. Google Scholar2. PLUMMER WA: The blood picture in exophthalmic goiter, Minnesota Med., 1919, ii, 330. Google Scholar3. JACKSON AS: The blood picture in 600 cases of goiter, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MCCULLAGHDUNLAP EPJH: The blood picture in hyperthyroidism and in hypothyroidism, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1931-1932, xvii, 1060. Google Scholar5. 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