Year: 1942
Type: article
Abstract: Apart from the apparent anaemia caused by physiological dilution of the corpuscles resulting from increased plasma volume in pregnancy (Dieckmann and Wegner, 1934) and the hypochromic anaemia due to nutritional iron deficiency which has been shown by Davidson, Fullerton, and Camp bell (1935) to be of frequent occurrence in pregnant women of the poorer classes, it has been recognized since 1842 (Channing, 1842) that a severe anaemia of the pernicious type may complicate pregnancy. Very occasionally it is of the classical Addisonian type, having antedated the onset of pregnancy, but more often it is an anaemia closely resembling Addisonian pernicious anaemia which develops during the course of pregnancy. Osier (1919) discussed this latter condition and pointed out that it differed from Addisonian anaemia in that recovery, when it takes place, is permanent. It should be noted, however, that the num ber of cases upon which this observation was based was small and that the haematological data submitted were inadequate and unsatisfactory?for instance, two of the cases had a colour index of 0.6.
Source: BMJ
Authors: L. S. P. Davidson, L. J. Davis, J. Innes
Institution: University of Edinburgh
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1982951801