title: Acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting as ischemic stroke in young.
abstract: Coagulopathy in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a very complex disorder and is believed to result from interplay of various factors. Usually patients present with bleeding tendencies which can be life threatening. However, a few present with thromboses. Here, we report a young male with APL who presented with ischemic stroke in young.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi India.
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi India.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Pati
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi India.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta