TERSONS-SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA ON ALL-TRANS-RETINOIC ACID TREATMENT

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作者
ABUELASRAR, AM [1 ]
ALMOMEN, AK [1 ]
HARAKATI, MS [1 ]
机构
[1] KING SAUD UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT MED,RIYADH 11461,SAUDI ARABIA
关键词
ALL-TRANS RETINOIC ACID; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; LEUKEMIA; RETINOPATHY; TERSONS SYNDROME;
D O I
10.1007/BF01215451
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
The syndrome of vitreous hemorrhage in association with any form of intracranial bleeding is known as Terson's syndrome. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) constitutes 5% to 15% of cases of acute nonlymphocytic leukemias, in which hemorrhagic diathesis often occurs and results in a rapid fatal outcome. In this report we describe a patient with APL who developed cerebral bleeding in association with bilateral subhyaloid and vitreous hemorrhages consistent with Terson's syndrome while she was on all-trans retinoic acid induction therapy.
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