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Case Reports1 May 1958ACUTE GOUT ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIAFRANK M. BLANTON, M.D.FRANK M. BLANTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-5-1118 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMyelogenous leukemia and gout, two distinct diseases of unknown etiology, have in common a disorder of uric acid metabolism which is manifested clinically by an elevation of the blood uric acid. The simultaneous occurrence of these two otherwise unrelated diseases is of interest and is illustrated by the following case report.CASE REPORTA 72 year old Negro male was admitted to the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in March, 1952. He gave a two-week history of chest pain, cough, fever, chills, dyspnea and hemoptysis. On examination the temperature was 100.8° F.; pulse, 88; respiration, 20; blood pressure, 160/80 mm....Bibliography1. ThornEmerson GWK: Gout, in Principles of internal medicine, edited by T. R. Harrison, 1951, The Blakiston Co., Philadelphia, p. 697. Google Scholar2. BarrickMiller LEJR: Gout, a review, Quart. Bull., Northwestern Univ. M. School 17: 133, 1943. Google Scholar3. Forkner CE: Leukemia and allied disorders, 1938, Macmillan Co., New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Wintrobe MM: Clinical hematology, 3d Ed., 1951, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar5. Shorvon LM: Gout in leukemia, report of a case, Lancet 2: 378, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. McEwan T: Chronic myeloid leukemia associated with gouty tophi: report of a case, Glascow M. J. 30: 185, 1950. Google Scholar7. TinneyPolleyHallGiffin WSHFBEHZ: Polycythemia vera and gout: report of eight cases, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 20: 49, 1945. Google Scholar8. Hickling RA: Gout, leukemia, and polycythemia, Lancet 1: 57, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. BronskyBernstein DA: Acute gout secondary to multiple myeloma: a case report, Ann. Int. Med. 41: 820, 1954. LinkGoogle Scholar10. KravitzDiamondCraven SCHDLF: Uremia complicating leukemia in chemotherapy, J. A. M. A. 140: 1595, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. SandbergCartwrightWintrobe AAGEMM: Studies on leukemia. I. Uric acid excretion, Blood 11: 154, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Richmond, Virginia*Received for publication October 12, 1956.From the Blood and Spleen Clinic, Outpatient Department, Medical College of Virginia Hospital.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Frank M. Blanton, M.D., 828 West Franklin Street, Richmond 20, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAn Analysis of Medical Problems In CancerRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (THIRTEENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)*CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARLOS F. SACASA, M.D., F.A.C.P., OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HANS WAINE, M.D., GEORGE M. WILSON JR., M.D.Moderne Gichtprobleme Ätiologie, Pathogenese, Klinik 1 May 1958Volume 48, Issue 5Page: 1118-1121KeywordsArthritisBloodChronic myelogenous leukemiaGoutOutpatient clinicsPolycythemiaRespirationSpleenTemperatureUric acid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...
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