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Acute thrombosis in superior mesenteric artery as first symptom in a AML patient

Case report

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Authors: Yan Liu, Xangshan Chao, Weiying Gu, Xiaoying Hua, Ning Xu

Published Date July 2008 Volume 2008:1 Pages 7 - 9
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S3686

Yan Liu1, Xangshan Chao1, Weiying Gu1, Xiaoying Hua1, Ning Xu2

1Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Suzhou University, Changzhou, China; 2Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Abstract: It is well known that acute leukemia may accompany thromboembolic events; even severe thrombocytopenia does not prevent thrombosis. Coagulation dysfunction is the major pathophysiological background for thromboembolism in these patients. Most thromboembolism is localized in venous vessels in acute leukemic patients and it happens rarely in the artery. We report a case of acute thrombosis in the superior mesenteric artery as the first symptom in a patient suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (FAB M4).

Keywords: acute leukemia, thromboembolism, pathogenesis








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