Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in blastic crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia--a case report of a complete recovery.
Literature reviews have indicated that thrombotic complications in leukemic patients are rare that prompt diagnosis is very difficult, and that morbidity and mortality are extremely high. We describe the successful treatment of a 36-year-old housewife suffering from chronic myelogenous leukemia with secondary myelofibrosis.
Yonekura
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Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Nagao
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Arimori
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D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000150:complications*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D005990:Glycerol