Rinsho Ketsueki
Online ISSN : 1882-0824
Print ISSN : 0485-1439
ISSN-L : 0485-1439
Acute myelogenous leukemia complicated by compartment syndrome
Ryoichi TAKAHASHITohru INABAChihiro SHIMAZAKI
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2002 Volume 43 Issue 5 Pages 389-391

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A 37-year-old woman was diagnosed as having acute myelogenous leukemia. After obtaining complete remission by induction therapy, consolidation therapy was performed. She collapsed during an episode of chemotherapy-induced pancytopenia and developed compartment syndrome of the lower leg a week later. Fasciotomy was performed successfully, and she maintained her complete remission. Early diagnosis and fasciotomy are important in patients with leukemia complicated by compartment syndrome.
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© 2002 The Japanese Society of Hematology
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