A Case of Agranulocytosis

THE clinical features of agranulocytosis, and the frequent (levelopment of the condition following the administration of pyramidon, are now widely recognized. The folloxving case is sufficiently typical to be worth recording:Mrs. E. W., aged 53. Seen with Dr. J. Unsworth on 2nd April, 19:36. There was a history of about one week's illness with a "septic throat," pyrexia, vomiting, and occasional rigors. The patient looked ill, with slight cyanosis, and somc respiratory distress. Temperature 1010 F., and pulse 130. There was extensive ulceration of the fauces, with a greyislh slough onl both tonsils. The cervical glands wxere not markedly enlarged, and the liver and spleen were not palpable.