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HISTIOCYTIC MEDULLARY RETICULOSIS : A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
HIRSH J.,
UNGAR B.,
KING W. E.,
LUBBE T. R.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1964.13.3.269
Subject(s) - histiocyte , splenectomy , medullary cavity , pathological , cyclophosphamide , medicine , pathology , disease , spleen , surgery , chemotherapy
Summary The clinical, hæmatological and pathological features of a case of histiocytic medullary reticulosis are described. The course of the illness was punctuated by a number of exacerbations characterized by a sudden onset of fever. The hæmatological features were unusual, in that anæmia, which is usually a severe and very prominent feature of the disease, was only mild and intermittent. The diagnosis was not suspected clinically and was finally made by histological examination of splenic tissue obtained at splenectomy. The course of the disease was unaffected by splenectomy and by treatment with cyclophosphamide. Brief reference is made to the relevant literature, and the features of interest are discussed.