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Erythrocytosis Associated with Diffuse Parenchymal Lesions of the Kidney
Author(s) -
Hoppin Edward C.,
Depner Thomas,
Yamuchi Hiroshi,
Hopper James
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1976.tb00959.x
Subject(s) - parenchyma , medicine , kidney , kidney disease , plasma volume , pathology , renal parenchyma , nephrotic syndrome , urology
Thirteen patients with diffuse parenchymal disease of the kidney and erythrocytosis are reported. In five the haematocrit was only minimally elevated because of an associated increase in plasma volume. The erythrocytosis in three patients was of particular interest: (1) transient appearance in a 23‐year‐old man with glomerulonephritis; (2) persistence despite the partial remission of nephrotic state in a 19‐year‐old man; (3) appearance following removal of a nephrosclerotic kidney from a 54‐year‐old woman. Because an associated expansion of plasma volume is not uncommon with parenchymal renal disease, it is suggested that the only reliable screening method for renal erythrocytosis is direct measurement of red cell volume.