Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis
Without treatment, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is almost always fatal. Spontaneous remission of AML is a rare phenomenon and usually with a short duration. The exact mechanisms are unknown. However, its association with infection and blood transfusions has been described. We report a 53-year-old ma...
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| description | Without treatment, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is almost always fatal. Spontaneous remission of AML is a rare phenomenon and usually with a short duration. The exact mechanisms are unknown. However, its association with infection and blood transfusions has been described. We report a 53-year-old male who presented with severe sepsis and who was diagnosed with AML (M4). He has experienced complete spontaneous remission with relatively long duration. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first case of spontaneous remission described in Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-321d2b73ccad448396b2db85a912072a2025-02-03T07:24:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792017-01-01201710.1155/2017/95937509593750Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe SepsisRambod Mozafari0Mahsa Moeinian1Ali Asadollahi-Amin2Department of Hematology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranWithout treatment, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is almost always fatal. Spontaneous remission of AML is a rare phenomenon and usually with a short duration. The exact mechanisms are unknown. However, its association with infection and blood transfusions has been described. We report a 53-year-old male who presented with severe sepsis and who was diagnosed with AML (M4). He has experienced complete spontaneous remission with relatively long duration. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first case of spontaneous remission described in Iran.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9593750 |
| spellingShingle | Rambod Mozafari Mahsa Moeinian Ali Asadollahi-Amin Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis Case Reports in Hematology |
| title | Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis |
| title_full | Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis |
| title_short | Spontaneous Complete Remission in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Severe Sepsis |
| title_sort | spontaneous complete remission in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia and severe sepsis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9593750 |
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