Successful Management of Chronic Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia with Laparoscopic Splenectomy in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
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2013Author
Tuzuner, Nukhet
Eskazan, AHMET EMRE
Gulturk, Emine
Aydin, Seniz Ongoren
Aydin, Yildiz
Salihoglu, Ayse
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a particular type of acute myeloid leukemia with characteristic biological and clinical features, the frequent association at diagnosis of a severe hemorrhagic diathesis. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a common autoimmune disease characterized by low platelet counts and an increased risk of bleeding. Here we present a patient with the diagnosis of APL who achieved and maintained a remission with an induction consisting of idarubicin and ATRA, and then developed corticosteroid refractory ITP which is successfully treated with laparoscopic splenectomy.
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