Case 51-1987
- 17 December 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 317 (25) , 1587-1596
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198712173172507
Abstract
Presentation of CaseA 51-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of progressive abdominal distention.She was well until 12 years earlier, when hypothyroidism and pernicious anemia were found; vitamin B12 and levothyroxine were begun. Seven years before admission hypertension developed, and hydrochlorothiazide was prescribed. Three years before entry the hematocrit was 60 percent, the white-cell count 16,000, and the platelet count 900,000; the leukocyte alkaline phosphatase was elevated, and a radionuclide liver–spleen scan revealed enlargement. In a specimen of arterial blood the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) was normal, and an intravenous urographic examination was negative. . . .Keywords
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