A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The allogeneic bone marrow transplantation usually preceded by induction chemotherapy, in fit patients, represents the gold standard in the acute myeloid leukaemia. In the last years, many trials have been set up with the view of improving the number of remissions during the induction by adding new...

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Main Authors: Vadsala Baskaran, Amanda Goodwin, Lavanya Athithan, Ciro Roberto Rinaldi, Alfredo Addeo
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/379898
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description The allogeneic bone marrow transplantation usually preceded by induction chemotherapy, in fit patients, represents the gold standard in the acute myeloid leukaemia. In the last years, many trials have been set up with the view of improving the number of remissions during the induction by adding new drugs. Several early or late side effects have been described in the literature. We herein present a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia patient who, after chemotherapy, developed ascites that turned out to be abdominal sarcoidosis.
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spelling doaj-art-4491b02fe6b840349457081333422db82025-02-03T06:42:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792013-01-01201310.1155/2013/379898379898A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid LeukemiaVadsala Baskaran0Amanda Goodwin1Lavanya Athithan2Ciro Roberto Rinaldi3Alfredo Addeo4Department of Haematology, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS, Lincolnshire, UKDepartment of Haematology, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS, Lincolnshire, UKDepartment of Haematology, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS, Lincolnshire, UKDepartment of Haematology, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS, Lincolnshire, UKDepartment of Oncology, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS, Lincolnshire, UKThe allogeneic bone marrow transplantation usually preceded by induction chemotherapy, in fit patients, represents the gold standard in the acute myeloid leukaemia. In the last years, many trials have been set up with the view of improving the number of remissions during the induction by adding new drugs. Several early or late side effects have been described in the literature. We herein present a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia patient who, after chemotherapy, developed ascites that turned out to be abdominal sarcoidosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/379898
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A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Case Reports in Hematology
title A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
title_full A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
title_fullStr A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
title_short A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
title_sort case of abdominal sarcoidosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia
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