Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Pneumatosis Intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas within the intestinal wall. We describe a case of a 33-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia who developed nausea and nonbloody diarrhea. CT showed intramural air in transverse and descending colon. Patient...
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| author | Abhishek Mangaonkar Joshua Mansour Ryan Keen Tarun Kukkadapu Rohini Chintalapally Vamsi Kota |
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| description | Pneumatosis Intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas within the intestinal wall. We describe a case of a 33-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia who developed nausea and nonbloody diarrhea. CT showed intramural air in transverse and descending colon. Patient clinically improved with conservative management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-31c0d4d3bffa4bf68bfc8cac95254e252025-02-03T01:04:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792015-01-01201510.1155/2015/576042576042Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaAbhishek Mangaonkar0Joshua Mansour1Ryan Keen2Tarun Kukkadapu3Rohini Chintalapally4Vamsi Kota5Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USADepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USAPneumatosis Intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas within the intestinal wall. We describe a case of a 33-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia who developed nausea and nonbloody diarrhea. CT showed intramural air in transverse and descending colon. Patient clinically improved with conservative management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/576042 |
| spellingShingle | Abhishek Mangaonkar Joshua Mansour Ryan Keen Tarun Kukkadapu Rohini Chintalapally Vamsi Kota Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Case Reports in Hematology |
| title | Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| title_full | Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| title_fullStr | Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| title_short | Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| title_sort | pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/576042 |
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