AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA

Journal: University Journal of Medicine and Medical Specialities (Vol.3, No. 2)

Publication Date: 2017-02-24

Authors : SENTHIL KUMAR;

Page : 169-174

Keywords : :chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); massive hepatomegaly; bleeding tendency;

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Abstract

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder of the primitive hematopoietic stem cell that is characterized by overproduction of cells of the myeloid series, which results in marked splenomegaly, leukocytosis, basophilia and thrombocytosis. Usual presentation is patients with easy fatiguability, weight loss and massive splenomegaly. We present here a elderly female with an unusual presentation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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