Acute leukaemia after exposure to a weed killer, 2-methyl-4-chlorphenoxyacetic acid.
Acute leukaemia is known to develop in many cases of benzene-induced pancytopenia [1]. This is a report of the development of acute leukaemia in a patient who had apparently recovered from pancytopenia after chronic exposure to a weed killer, 2-methyl-4-chlorphenoxyacetic acid.
D008456:2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D006016:Glycolates / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology
D006016:Glycolates; D008456:2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid