AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT

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Article1 October 1937AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTINTRAVENOUS LIVER EXTRACT IN THE THERAPY OF PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; REPORT OF A CASE*H. B. MULHOLLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.H. B. MULHOLLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-4-671 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is a common observation that patients with pernicious anemia may fail to respond to the oral administration of liver, liver extract and ventriculin, and that these same patients will respond promptly to an extract given intramuscularly. Satisfactory and more rapid improvement in the patient's blood has been frequently noted after intravenous injection of specially prepared liver extract.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 However, this intravenous therapy is not in general use because of the side reactions noted in many cases.The case of pernicious anemia reported in this paper is of interest because on the first admission the patient responded...Bibliography1. CASTLETAYLOR WBFH: Intravenous use of liver extract, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvi, 1199. Google Scholar2. FOUTSZERFAS PJLG: Use of liver extract intravenously, Arch. Int. Med., 1932, l, 27. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SRAUSSCASTLE MBWB: Parenteral liver therapy in the treatment of pernicious anemia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 1620. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MURPHY WP: Parenteral use of liver extract in pernicious anemia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 1051. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ISAACSSTURGISGOLDHAMMERBETHEL RCCSMFH: The use of liver extract intravenously in the treatment of pernicious anemia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 629. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. RHOADSMILLER CPDK: Intensive liver extract therapy of sprue, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, ciii, 389. Google Scholar7. CASTLERHOADSLAWSONPAYNE WBCPHAGC: Etiology and treatment of sprue, Arch. Int. Med., 1935, lvi, 627. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. MINOT GR: The importance of the treatment of pernicious anemia on a quantitative basis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1906. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University, Virginia*Received for publication August 4, 1937.From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Diagnosis and Treatment of AnemiaDie Erkrankungen des erythrocytären SystemsAbstractsErkennung und Behandlung der Anämien 1 October 1937Volume 11, Issue 4Page: 671-674KeywordsBloodHospital medicineIntravenous injectionsLiverOral administrationPernicious anemia Issue Published: 1 October 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...