CNS Involvement in AML Patient Treated with 5-Azacytidine

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare complication of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis. Sometimes the clinical presentation can be unspecific and the diagnosis can be very challenging. Here we report a case of CNS infiltration in a patien...

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Main Authors: Diamantina Vasilatou, Sotirios Papageorgiou, Efthymia Bazani, Athina Prasouli, Christina Economopoulou, Christoforos Roumpakis, Petros Karakitsos, George Dimitriadis, Vasiliki Pappa
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Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/937203
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description Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare complication of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis. Sometimes the clinical presentation can be unspecific and the diagnosis can be very challenging. Here we report a case of CNS infiltration in a patient suffering from AML who presented with normal complete blood count and altered mental status.
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spelling doaj-art-03992262229b4ddfaff482ca08f5e6532025-08-20T02:03:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792014-01-01201410.1155/2014/937203937203CNS Involvement in AML Patient Treated with 5-AzacytidineDiamantina Vasilatou0Sotirios Papageorgiou1Efthymia Bazani2Athina Prasouli3Christina Economopoulou4Christoforos Roumpakis5Petros Karakitsos6George Dimitriadis7Vasiliki Pappa8Second Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceIatropolis Magnetic Tomography SA, 15231 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Cytopathology, Medical School Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, GreeceCentral nervous system (CNS) involvement in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare complication of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis. Sometimes the clinical presentation can be unspecific and the diagnosis can be very challenging. Here we report a case of CNS infiltration in a patient suffering from AML who presented with normal complete blood count and altered mental status.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/937203
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