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For about two and a half years, since Gupta’s 1975 paper on the use of lithium in the Felty syndrome, we have made lithium therapy a part of our oncolytic regimes (Gupta et al., 1975). Incidentally, our first case was in fact a patient with the Felty syndrome and failed to respond, possibly because of poor patient compliance.
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Visca, U. et al. (1980). Prevention by Using Lithium Carbonate of Neutropenia Due to Antiblastics. In: Rossof, A.H., Robinson, W.A. (eds) Lithium Effects on Granulopoiesis and Immune Function. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 127. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0259-0_18
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