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[Hematologic changes following chronic alcoholism].

H J Sanft, K Schulz

Folia Haematologica (Leipzig, Germany : 1928)

|January 1, 1983

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Chronic alcohol consumption significantly impacts blood cell systems, causing changes like macrocytosis and thrombocytopenia. These hematological abnormalities are often reversible with alcohol abstinence, aiding in diagnosis.

Area of Science:

Hematology
Toxicology

Context:

Alcoholism affects multiple organ systems, including the hematopoietic system.
Long-term, high alcohol consumption (years to decades) was studied in 50 hospitalized patients.

Purpose:

To identify and characterize hematological changes associated with chronic alcoholism.
To assess the diagnostic utility of these changes and their reversibility upon alcohol cessation.

Summary:

Frequent findings included macrocytosis, macrovoluminity of erythrocytes, hyper-sideraemia, and thrombocytopenia.
Bone marrow examination revealed megaloblasts, vacuolization, and increased sideroblasts.
Alcohol abstinence led to prompt reversibility of most hematological alterations, indicating diagnostic value.

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