Case Reports1 January 1942ACUTE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA, AUTOAGGLUTINATION, TOXIC HEPATITIS AND RENAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING SULFATHIAZOLE THERAPY; CASE REPORTISADORE ROTHSTEIN, M.D., SIDNEY COHN, M.D.ISADORE ROTHSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SIDNEY COHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-1-152 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSoon after the introduction of sulfanilamide into this country reports of various toxic manifestations following its use began to appear, among them reports of acute hemolytic anemia. Acute hemolytic anemia due to sulfanilamide administration was first described by Harvey and Janeway1in 1937 and since then has been noted by many other observers. 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