Acute promyelocytic leukemia physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [3]

Overview

The physical examination findings in acute promyelocytic leukemia include petechiae, ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding, splenomegaly, and/or pallor. The bleeding-related physical examination findings have a higher specificity for acute promyelocytic leukemia compared to other types of leukemia.

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References

  1. Suárez-Cuenca JA, Arellano-Sánchez JL, Scherling-Ocampo AA, Sánchez-Hernández G, Pérez-Guevara D, Chalapud-Revelo JR (November 2009). "Rapidly progressing, fatal and acute promyelocytic leukaemia that initially manifested as a painful third molar: a case report". J Med Case Rep. 3: 102. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-3-102. PMC 2783043. PMID 19946580.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hu R, Wu Y, Jiang X, Zhang W, Xu L (2011). "Clinical symptoms and chemotherapy completion in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia: a retrospective comparison study with a younger cohort". BMC Cancer. 11: 224. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-11-224. PMC 3130702. PMID 21645417.

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