FELTY'S SYNDROME
Authors: ALVIN E. PRICE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 April 1934FELTY'S SYNDROMEREPORT OF A CASE WITH COMPLETE POSTMORTEM FINDINGS*ALVIN E. PRICE, A.B., M.D., JOHN B. SCHOENFELD, B.S., M.D.ALVIN E. PRICE, A.B., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN B. SCHOENFELD, B.S., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-10-1230 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1924, Felty1 reported five cases of an unusual syndrome occurring in undernourished, middle-aged people and characterized by three important clinical features: enlargement of the spleen, leukopenia and arthritis. Recently a sixth case, showing all of the above characteristics and in addition a gastric achlorhydria, was reported by Hanrahan and Miller.2 In the latter case, a splenectomy was done, this resulting in definite improvement in the arthritis.We have recently observed a patient who presented all of the above clinical features and whom we therefore believe can be justly classified under this new syndrome. Splenectomy was agreed upon in this...Bibliography1. FELTY AR: Chronic arthritis in adult, associated with splenomegaly and leukopenia, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1924, xxxv, 16-20. Google Scholar2. HANRAHANMILLER EMSR: Effect of splenectomy in Felty's syndrome, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1247-1249. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. GIFFIN HZ: Diseases of the spleen, in Oxford Med., IV, 1929, Oxford University Press, Part I, p. 76. Google Scholar4. GIFFIN HZ: Persistent eosinophilia with hyperleukocytosis and splenomegaly, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1919, clviii, 618-629. Google Scholar5. WARD G: Chronic septic splenomegaly, Lancet, 1923, i, 429-430. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. CECIL RL: Textbook of medicine, 2nd Ed., 1930, W. B. Saunders Co., p. 1248. Google Scholar7. EATON ER: Chronic arthritis; report based on study of blood-cell count in 250 cases, Jr. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, 1932, xxv, 125-136. Google Scholar8. WEISSENBACHFRANÇOIS RJF: Le syndrome de Chauffard—still rhumatisme chronique fibreux déformant progressif avec adénopathies et splénomégalie; sa place en nosologie, Presse méd., 1931, xxxix, 1197-1200. Google Scholar9. OSLER W: Syphilis of the liver with the picture of Banti's disease, Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., Lond. Sect., 1913, vii, part II, 1-6. Google Scholar10. PRICEJARDINE AERL: Primary tuberculosis of spleen; its clinical resemblance to Banti's disease, with report of 3 cases, ANN. INT. MED., 1931, iv, 1574-1583. LinkGoogle Scholar11. DREBSCHOK F: Eine Fall von grossknotigen Milztuberkulose mit Hirntuberkeln, Wien klin. Wchnschr., 1921, xxxiv, 603-604. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ALVIN E. PRICE, A.B., M.D.; JOHN B. SCHOENFELD, B.S., M.D.Affiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Received for publication February 7, 1934.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe variable features of Felty's syndromeKrankheiten der Knochen, Gelenke und MuskelnSPLENECTOMY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS*CHARLES LEROY STEINBERG, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.HYPERSPLENISM: TWO CASES WITH LEG ULCERS TREATED BY SPLENECTOMY*JOSEPH C. PEDEN JR., M.D.ATROPHIC ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH SPLENOMEGALY AND LEUKOPENIA*FRANCIS N. HATCH, M.D.Felty's Syndrome: Splenomegalia, Leucopenia and Chronic Polyarthritis. - Familial Occurrence.THE VALUE OF SPLENECTOMY IN FELTY'S SYNDROME*CHARLES LEROY STEINBERG, B.S., M.D.PRIMARY SPLENIC NEUTROPENIA; A NEWLY RECOGNIZED SYNDROME, CLOSELY RELATED TO CONGENITAL HEMOLYTIC ICTERUS AND ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA*B. K. WISEMAN, F.A.C.P., CHARLES A. DOAN, F.A.C.P.FELTY'S SYNDROME; ITS SEVERAL FEATURES, INCLUDING TISSUE CHANGES, COMPARED WITH OTHER FORMS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS*A. C. CURTIS, M.D., F.A.C.P., H. M. POLLARD, M.D., F.A.C.P.FELTY'S SYNDROME; REPORT OF A CASE WITH NECROPSY FINDINGS*ROBERT H. WILLIAMS, M.D.THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROBLEM OF "RHEUMATISM" AND ARTHRITIS; REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE FOR 1934*PHILIP S. HENCH, M.D., WALTER BAUER, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. ALMON FLETCHER, M.D., DAVID GHRIST, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRANCIS HALL, M.D., F.A.C.P., T. PRESTON WHITE, M.D. 1 April 1934Volume 7, Issue 10Page: 1230-1239KeywordsAchlorhydriaArthritisFelty syndromeHospital medicineSpleenSplenectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...