Primary Splenic Neutropenia, With Report of a Case

Case Reports1 February 1945PRIMARY SPLENIC NEUTROPENIA, WITH REPORT OF A CASEMOSES SALZER, M.D., J. LOUIS RANSOHOFF, M.D., BLATT HERMANN, M.D.MOSES SALZER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. LOUIS RANSOHOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BLATT HERMANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-2-271 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAbout one year ago Wiseman and Doan1published a report of five cases of "a hitherto unrecognized cause of neutropenia resulting from a pathologically altered, physiologic function of the normal spleen." They labelled this disease "primary splenic neutropenia." They postulated the theory that the spleen has a selective destructive action on the various cellular components of the blood. For instance, in thrombocytopenia, this selective destructive function destroyed the thrombocytes at an abnormally high rate; in hemolytic jaundice the erythrocytes were selected for destruction, whereas in "primary splenic neutropenia" the neutrophiles were the victim of this selective action. In no instance...Bibliography1. WISEMANDOAN BKCA: Primary splenic neutropenia; a newly recognized syndrome, closely related to congenital hemolytic icterus and essential thrombocytopenic purpura, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvi, 1097. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 14, 1943. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLeukopenien und AgranulocytosenFamilial Benign Chronic NeutropeniaHUNTER O. CUTTING, J. EUGENE LANGDie Panmyelophthise und verwandte Zustände der KnochenmarksinsuffizienzBLOOD DYSCRASIAS SECONDARY TO GOLD: WITH A CASE OF HYPOPLASTIC ANEMIA CURED BY SPLENECTOMY*HENRY J. L. MARRIOTT, B.M. (Oxon.), H. RAYMOND PETERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.NEUTROPENIA ASSOCIATED WITH SPLENOMEGALY AND ATROPHIC ARTHRITIS (FELTY'S SYNDROME): REPORT OF A CASE IN WHICH SPLENECTOMY WAS PERFORMED*H. MILTON ROGERS, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRANCIS H. LANGLEY, M.D.HYPERSPLENISM WITH ARTHRITISGranulocytopenia in ChildrenGranulocytopenic and Lymphocytopenic Hypersplenism Associated with Atrophic ArthritisPrimary Splenic Granulocytopenia and Lymphopenia 1 February 1945Volume 22, Issue 2Page: 271-273KeywordsBloodHemolytic jaundiceNeutropeniaSpleen Issue Published: 1 February 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...