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Report of a Case

MARTIN H. BROWNSTEIN, MD; BURTON A. SCHERL, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1966;117(5):689-691.

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MARKED elevation of the hemoglobin level is a rare finding during the course of Hodgkin's disease. The first case of the simultaneous appearance of Hodgkin's disease and erythrocytosis will be recorded here and the association discussed.

Report of Case

A 40-year-old white man who had previously been in good health entered the hospital in August 1961 because of an asymptomatic neck mass in his neck. There was no history of fever, weight loss, fatigue, or pruritis. The left submandibular lymph nodes were markedly enlarged, but there was no other lymphadenopathy and no hepatosplenomegaly. Laboratory values were: hemoglobin 19.6 gm/100 ml, hematocrit 63%, leukocyte count 13,450/cu mm, and differential count 78 neutrophils, 19 lymphocytes, 1 monocyte, and 2 eosinophils. Values for the following studies were within the normal range: serum bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, blood urea nitrogen, fasting blood sugar, urinalysis, chest x-ray film, and intravenous urogram. A radical dissection was performed . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Veterans Administration Hospital, New York.

Footnotes
Received for publication Nov 12, 1965; accepted Dec 28.

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