Drastic Multiorgan Dysfunction Due to Severe Leukostasis: A Case Report

Drastic Multiorgan Dysfunction Due to Severe Leukostasis: A Case Report

Leukostasis is a life-threatening complication that causes vascular occlusion leading to organ damage in leukemia patients. Organs with impairment due to leukostasis are usually the lungs and kidneys, but other organs may also be damaged. We experienced an autopsy case of severe infarction in multip...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-11, Vol.14 (11), p.e31518
Hauptverfasser: Tada, Akinori, Kikuchi, Yasuhiro, Murase, Kazuyuki, Takada, Kohichi, Takasawa, Akira
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Sprache:eng
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Autopsies
Biopsy
Blood tests
Blood vessels
Body fat
Bone marrow
Case reports
Chromosomes
Creatinine
Hematology
Hemoglobin
Hemorrhage
Kidneys
Leukemia
Lungs
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Necrosis
Neutrophils
Pathology
Patients
Spleen
Vascular occlusion
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Zusammenfassung:Leukostasis is a life-threatening complication that causes vascular occlusion leading to organ damage in leukemia patients. Organs with impairment due to leukostasis are usually the lungs and kidneys, but other organs may also be damaged. We experienced an autopsy case of severe infarction in multiple organs including the spleen probably due to leukostasis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.31518