Rupture of Amyloid Spleen

Case Reports1 August 1948RUPTURE OF AMYLOID SPLEENFREDERICK H. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P., GORDON D. OPPENHEIMER, M.D.FREDERICK H. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, GORDON D. OPPENHEIMER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-2-374 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary amyloidosis is an infrequent clinical entity and the search for possible etiological factors presents an interesting theoretical problem. Because of these considerations, as well as the fact that this case presents a unique series of events, an instance of this type of amyloidosis is detailed.CASE REPORTThe patient, a 36 year old married white woman, was first seen by one of us (F.K.) because of a mild sore throat and upper respiratory infection. She was obsessed with the possibility of a "streptococcus sore throat" and called a physician for reassurance. Her rectal temperature was found to be 99.2°...Bibliography1. KUCZYNSKI MH: Neue Beitrage zur Lehre vom Amyloid, Klin. Wchnschr., 1923, ii, 727-730. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SMETANA H: Experimental study of amyloid formation, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1925, xxxvii, 383-391. Google Scholar3. JAFFE RH: Amyloidosis produced by injections of proteins, Arch. Path., 1926, i, 25-36. Google Scholar4. GRAYZELJACOBIMASLOWWARSHALL HGMHHB: Experimental studies of amyloidosis, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1930, xxviii, 172-174. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SNAPPER I: Chinese lessons to western medicine, 1941, Interscience Publishers, N. Y., p. 155. Google Scholar6. WALDENSTRÖM H: Über des Entstehen und Verschwinden des Amyloids beim Menschen, Klin. Wchnschr., 1927, vi, 2235-2237. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. KLEMPERER P: Personal communication. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FREDERICK H. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P.; GORDON D. OPPENHEIMER, M.D.Affiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication March 14, 1946.From the Medical Service of Dr. George Baehr and the Surgical Service of Dr. John H. Garlock, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAmyloidosis of the Lymph Nodes and the SpleenAtraumatic splenic rupture in amyloidosisSpontaneous rupture of the spleen in AL amyloidosisSpontaneous rupture of an amyloid spleen in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysisSpontaneous rupture of the spleen in a patient with amyloidosis associated with multiple myelomaSpontaneous rupture of the spleen and liver in amyloidosis A Case report and review of the literaturePrimary amyloidosisCorticosteroid Therapy of Amyloid Nephrotic SyndromeMORTON H. MAXWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD A. ADAMS, M.D., RALPH GOLDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Ablagerungskrankheiten körpereigener StoffwechselprodukteAMYLOIDOSIS: ITS CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS, WITH A REPORT OF 12 CASES*GEORGE L. BERO, M.D.Primary Amyloidosis: A ReviewAmyloidosis: Five Cases of Primary Generalized Amyloidosis and Some Other Unusual CasesClassification and General Aspects of Amyloidosis 1 August 1948Volume 29, Issue 2 Page: 374-378 Keywords Amyloidosis Medical services Pharyngitis Spleen Streptococcus Temperature Upper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...