[Acute lower limb ischemia revealing acute leukemia. Case report and review of the literature].
Large vessel thrombosis is a very rare clinical presentation of acute leukemia which is usually revealed by hemorrhagic complications or thrombosis of small vessels. We present here the case of a patient with previously undiagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who was referred to our hospital with symptoms of acute ischemia of the left lower limb. Occlusion of the left popliteal artery due to a leucostasis was noted and successfully treated with emergency surgical thromboembolectomy and chemotherapy.
Azghari
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Service de chirurgie vasculaire, hôpital Ibn Sina, 10104 Souissi, Rabat, Maroc. Aazghari@gmail.com
Boukhbrine
M K
MK
Tijani
Y
Y
Bouziane
Z
Z
Idrissi
R
R
Lekehal
B
B
Sefiani
Y
Y
El Mesnaoui
A
A
Boayad
M
M
Ammar
F
F
Bensaid
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004630:Emergencies; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018921:Leukostasis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012074:Remission Induction; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage
D003561:Cytarabine; D014212:Tretinoin; D003630:Daunorubicin