title: Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia complicated by an acute aortic thrombosis.
abstract: Acute aortic thrombosis is a rare condition, occurring mainly as a result of trauma or atherosclerosis and occasionally secondary to hypercoagulable states. We report a patient with relapsed acute myeloid leukaemia who developed an unusual complication, acute aortic thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Shaik
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging