Association of Clinical Pathologists: 52nd General Meeting

The fifty-second general maeting of the Association of Clinical Pathologists was held at Harrogate from April 8 to 10, 1954.For the first session the chairman was Dr. J. V. Wilson.Myelofibrotic Anaemia in Hodgkin's Disease J. M. FULLERTON.Said that, although anaemia had been recognized as a constant feature in Hodgkin's disease, only one recorded case of an aplastic or myelofibrotic type is recorded-in the literature.A male patient was seen showing the features of anaemia, loss of weight, a palpable spleen, and a few enlarged peripheral lymph nodes.Five marrow punc- tures, including a trephine, suggested the diagnosis of myelofibrotic anaemia or aplastic anaemia.A lymph node biopsy six ,weeks before death suggested the possibility of a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease.Post-mortem findings showed a typical Hodgkin's picture of microscopical involvement of bone marrow of ribs, vertebrae, stemum, iliac crest, and long bones.