Acute leg ischaemia as a presentation of hyperleukocytosis syndrome in acute myeloid leukaemia
✍ Scribed by Mataix, Rodolfo; Gómez-Casares, M. Teresa; Campo, Conrado; Jiménez, Santiago; Malcorra, Juan J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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✦ Synopsis
a manifestation of lymphoma, and all died before receiving chemotherapy. If a patient with WM develops ascites, clinicians should consider the possibility that the disease has transformed into IL, especially if the patient has received alkylating agents.
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The authors thank Ms. Mary Ann Collins for technical help in cytochemical evaluation and Ms. Patricia Codden, Deirdre Schweiss. and Nancy Tennant for their excellent nursing care and psychosocial support of the patient and his family.