APLASTIC ANEMIA FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO PRODUCTS OF THE SULFITE PULP INDUSTRY: A REPORT OF ONE CASE
Authors: G W CARLSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Case Reports1 February 1946APLASTIC ANEMIA FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO PRODUCTS OF THE SULFITE PULP INDUSTRY: A REPORT OF ONE CASEGUY W. CARLSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.GUY W. CARLSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-2-277 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis case presents many features of interest. The disease is uncommon and rarely seen by the general practitioner. No report in the literature has been found in which a case of aplastic anemia may have been caused by exposure to products of the sulfite pulp industry. The history revealed that symptoms of intoxication were present for some 17 months prior to seeking medical aid.The patient for some 20 years was manager of a pulp and paper company which makes paper pulp by the Mitscherlich or sulfite process, in which wood chips and calcium bisulfite enter large digesters or autoclaves...Bibliography1. WORONOW A: Morphological changes of the blood under the influence of benzene and its derivatives, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1929, cclxxi, 173. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MIYAMOTO Y: On the effect of benzene and its derivatives, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1929, cclxxi, 173. MIYAMOTO, Y.: On the effect of benzene derivatives on the blood picture and various other organs, Nagasaki Igak. Zassi., 1937, xxv, 1850, 1910, 1934; Zentralbl. f. Gewerbehyg., 1938, xxv, 70. Google Scholar3. HUNTER FT: Chronic exposure to benzene (benzol). 11. The clinical effects, Jr. Indust. Hyg. and Toxicol., 1939, xxi, 343-344. Google Scholar4. SELLINGOSGOOD LEE: Chronic benzol poisoning, Internat. Clin., 1935, series 45, iii, 52. Google Scholar5. GREENBURGMAYERSGOLDWATERSMITH LMRLAR: Benzene (benzol) poisoning in the rotogravure printing industry in New York City, Jr. Indust. Hyg. and Toxicol., 1939, xxi, 417. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 29, 1945. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, cinnamyl acetate, CAS Registry Number 103-54-8RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, cinnamyl isobutyrate, CAS Registry Number 103-59-3RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, cinnamyl butyrate, CAS Registry Number 103-61-7RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, cinnamyl propionate, CAS Registry Number 103-56-0RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, cinnamyl formate, CAS Registry Number 104-65-4RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, formic acid, CAS Registry Number 64-18-6Toxikologische Untersuchungen über TrimethylbenzolGesundheitsschäden nach langdauernder Trimethylbenzol-Exposition in einer MalerwerkstattHematology 1 February 1946Volume 24, Issue 2Page: 277-284KeywordsAplastic anemiaCalciumIntoxicationResearch designResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...