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Brief case reports illustrate various initial courses in acute promyelocytic leukemia


Authors: Z. Kořístek 1;  J. Schwarz 2;  P. Žák 3
Authors‘ workplace: Interní hematoonkologická klinika Lékařské fakulty MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jiří Vorlíček, CSc. 1;  Klinický úsek Ústavu hematologie a krevní transfuze Praha, přednosta doc. MUDr. Petr Cetkovský, Ph. D. 2;  Oddělení klinické hematologie II. interní kliniky Lékařské fakulty UK a FN Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Malý, CSc. 3
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2008; 54(7-8): 771-773
Category: Case Report

Overview

Authors present cases which illustrate a various initial symptoms and courses of patients between the first symptoms and the diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Symptoms indicated possible serious hematological diseases are well-known: unusual bleeding, recurrent infections or infections not responded to antibiotics, fatigue, anemia symptoms. The disease progression was sometimes very rapid, however, in certain patients the symptoms were disappreciated or even minimized and the approaches were not adequate to risks resulted from newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Key words:
acute promyelocytic leukemia – case report – symptom – bleeding – anemia syndrome – infection


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Diabetology Endocrinology Internal medicine

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