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Charles K. Tashima, MD; Ruben G. Cala, MD; William Thomas, MD

JAMA. 1968;204(5):399-400.

Abstract
A patient with terminal leukemia who had symptomatic hypoglycemia responded dramatically to glucose. Depletion of hepatic glycogen and in vivo glycolysis by leukocytes may be possible causes for the hypoglycemia.

Author Affiliations
From the departments of medicine and pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Chicago. Dr. Tashima is now at the Grant Hospital, Chicago.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to 551 Grant PI, Chicago 60614 (Dr. Tashima).

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