Hereditary hyperbilirubinemia: report of a case.

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Case Reports1 December 1955HEREDITARY HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA: REPORT OF A CASEJOHN J. WALSH, M.D., ROBERT L. GRIFFITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN J. WALSH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT L. GRIFFITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-6-1309 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFrequently the recognition of a hereditary metabolic defect is of considerable significance to the physician and to the patient. This is particularly true when the manifestations of the defect may be easily confused with those of important pathologic processes. For this reason the following case is reported in its entirety.CASE REPORTThis 21 year old white Coast Guardsman first became ill in December, 1952, when he developed vague abdominal distress, anorexia, nausea and vomiting. He denied other symptoms on admission to a private hospital 10 days after the onset of his illness. Within 24 hours of admission the patient...Bibliography1. KolmerSpauldingRobinson JAEHHW: Approved laboratory technic, 5th Ed., 1951, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, p. 250. Google Scholar2. DameshekSinger WK: Familial nonhemolytic jaundice, Arch. Int. Med. 87: 259, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ComfortHoyne MWRM: Constitutional hepatic dysfunction, Gastroenterology 3: 155, 1944. Google Scholar4. RozendaalComfortSnell HMMWAM: Slight and latent jaundice, J. A. M. A. 104: 374 (Feb. 2) 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MalloyLowenstein HTL: Hereditary jaundice in the rat, Canad. M. A. J. 42: 122, 1940. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication October 4, 1954.†U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Seattle, Washington. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUntersuchungen �ber den Blutumsatz bei posthepatitischen und anderen funktionellen Hyperbilirubin�mienChronic idiopathic jaundiceTHE RECOGNITION AND DIFFERENTIAL FEATURES OF INDIRECT REACTING HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA*STANLEY REICHMAN, M.D., WILLIAM D. DAVIS JR., M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 December 1955Volume 43, Issue 6Page: 1309-1316KeywordsMedical servicesNauseaVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...