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Erythroleukemia (Di Guglielmo's Disease)Occurrence 28 Years After Thorium Administration
Caroline C. Waddell, MD;
James A. Brown;
David L. Rueb
JAMA. 1977;238(5):423.
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ERYTHROLEUKEMIA (Di Guglielmo's disease) is considered to be a variant of acute myeloblastic leukemia in which the bone marrow contains increased numbers of abnormal, bizarre erythroid precursors as well as increased numbers of myeloblasts. The development of acute leukemia (predominantly but not exclusively myeloblastic) after exposure to various forms of ionizing irradiation is well known. A few cases of leukemia occurring after intravenous injection of thorium dioxide (Thorotrast) have been reported.1 We saw a patient who had PAS-positive erythroleukemia with chromosomal hypodiploidy 28 years after he had received thorium dioxide as a radiographic contrast agent.
Report of a Case
A 56-year-old man was hospitalized for fever of three weeks' duration. Results of physical examination on admission were unremarkable. Initial CBC count showed a hematocrit concentration of 32%; platelets, 85,000/cu mm; and WBCs, 5500/cu mm, with 4% neutrophils, 28% eosinophils, 68% atypical lymphocytes, and 28 nucleated RBCs per 100 WBCs.
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Author Affiliations
From the Section of Hematology and the Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Hematology Section, Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77211 (Dr Waddell).
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