Diagnostic methods, chemical, bacteriological and microscopical : a text-book for students and practitioners . uncertain. While it is true that the splenic lesions do not differ essentially fromcertain stages of the lesions in ordinary pseudoleukemia, yet we do not findin this condition any involvement of the lymph-glands, although the spleenmay be enormously enlarged. The blood picture in this condition is character-ized by a relatively high red cell count, a marked reduction in the percentageof hemoglobin, and a consequent low color index. The white cells are rarelyincreased, a leucopenia be
Diagnostic methods, chemical, bacteriological and microscopical : a text-book for students and practitioners . uncertain. While it is true that the splenic lesions do not differ essentially fromcertain stages of the lesions in ordinary pseudoleukemia, yet we do not findin this condition any involvement of the lymph-glands, although the spleenmay be enormously enlarged. The blood picture in this condition is character-ized by a relatively high red cell count, a marked reduction in the percentageof hemoglobin, and a consequent low color index. The white cells are rarelyincreased, a leucopenia being rather the rule. When we do find an increasein the number of white cells a relative lymphocytosis occurs usually associatedwith an increase in the number of basophiles. Poikilocytes and nucleated redcells are very uncommon while degeneration may occasionally be or not we have an increase or a decrease in the number of leucocytes,a relative lymphocytosis associated with enlarged spleen and no involvementof the lymph nodes must be considered characteristic of splenic anemia. PLATE Blood in Leukanemia. (Wrights Stain.) THE BLOOD. 507 In Bantis disease we find an enormous increase in the size of the spleenand associated with this an extensive cirrhosis of the Hver. Along withthese factors we find a high-grade toxogenic protein decomposition, which isassociated with very high values for the total nitrogen of the urine and of theoutput of purin bases. The number of erythrocytes diminishes correspondingto the degree of anemia, while the hemoglobin percentage is more markedlyreduced. The leucocytes are either normal or more frequently diminishedin number, a relative lymphocytosis existing as in the pure type of splenicanemia. (5). Anemia Infantum Pseudoleukemica. Von Jaksch ^ has described a rare form of anemia seen in children whichis characterized by enlargement of the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. Themost striking points in this condition are the great d
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