Arterial occlusions as a presenting feature of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Arterial thrombosis as a presentation of acute promyelocytic leukemia is uncommon. The authors report a patient who presented with a clot in the left external iliac artery and pulmonary emboli. The literature is reviewed.
Department of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*