POST-RADIATION PANMYELOPHTHISIS CLINICALLY SIMULATING AGRANULOCYTOSIS
Authors: J. L. Sims, M. L. Carns
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Case Reports1 December 1942POST-RADIATION PANMYELOPHTHISIS CLINICALLY SIMULATING AGRANULOCYTOSISJ. L. SIMS, M.D., M. L. CARNS, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. L. SIMS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, M. L. CARNS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-6-1021 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAmong writers on hematology and roentgen therapy it has become customary to list, often with considerable qualification, excessive radiation as a potential cause of agranulocytosis.1, 2, 3 It was called to the attention of a member of this hospital staff who had cited such statements in a recent publication4 that examples of this type of reaction had been rarely if ever reported. Consequently, it was with extreme interest that we observed the course of the following case.CASE REPORTA 43 year-old-white woman was admitted to the Wisconsin General Hospital on September 7, 1939. Her chief complaint was of a...References1. WHITBYBRITTON LECJ: Disorders of the blood, 2nd ed., 1937, P. Blakiston's Son and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. KRACKEGARVER RRHE: Diseases of the blood and Atlas of hematology, 1937, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. ROSENTHAL N: Aplastic anemia, in Handbook of hematology, edited by H. DOWNEY, vol. III, 1938, Paul B. Hoeber, New York. Google Scholar4. MEYER OO: in Clinical roentgenotherapy, edited by E. A. POHLE, 1938, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 29. Google Scholar5. LOVETT BR: Agranulocytic angina, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1924, lxxxiii, 1498-1500. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FIESSINGERDECOURTLAUER NPCM: Syndrome agranulocytaire d'origine radiothérapique, Sang, 1931, v, 323-329. Google Scholar7. BOCKWIEDE HEK: Üeber Agranulozytose, Aleukie, Amyelhaemie, und andere Haemozytotoxikosen, Folia haematol., 1930, xlii, 7-74. Google Scholar8. SIEGELS PW: Die Veränderungen des Blutbildes nach gynäkologischen Röntgen-, Radium-, und Mesothoriumtiefenbestrahlungen und ihre klinische Bedeutung, Strahlentherapie, 1920, xi, 64-139. Google Scholar9. FLASKAMP W: Ueber Röntgenschäden und Schäden durch radioaktive Substanzen, 1930, Urban und Schwarzenberg, Berlin. Google Scholar10. SCHULTZ W: Ueber eigenartige Halserkrankungen, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1922, xlviii, 1495. Google Scholar11. DARLINGPARKERJACKSON RCFH: The pathological changes in the bone marrow in agranulocytosis, Am. Jr. Path., 1936, xii, 1. Google Scholar12. CUSTER RP: Bone marrow in agranulocytosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, clxxxix, 507. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. BRINNITZER HN: Blutkrankheiten als Strahlenfolge, Strahlentherapie, 1935, lii, 699-716. Google Scholar14. MINOTSPURLING GRRG: Effect on blood of irradiation, especially short wavelength roentgen-ray therapy, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1924, clxviii, 215-241. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. SELLINGOSGOOD LEE: The action of benzol, roentgen rays and radioactive substances on the blood and blood forming tissues, Handbook of Hematology, edited by H. DOWNEY, vol. IV, 1938, Paul Hoeber, New York. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Madison, Wisconsin*Received for publication January 20, 1941.From the Department of Medicine, Wisconsin General Hospital and the University of Wisconsin Medical School.†Factors:0.5 mm. copper and 1.0 mm. aluminum filters were used throughout.For general body irradiation, FSD was 60 cm., at 160 kv. and 7.5 milliamps.For abdominal nodes, FSD was 50 cm., at 175 kv. and 15 milliamps. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1942Volume 17, Issue 6Page: 1021-1028KeywordsHematology and oncologyHospital medicineRadiation therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...