Acute promyelocytic leukaemia presenting as postpartum haemorrhage

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-237

  Murrin, R J A ^a,c   Adjetey, V ^b   Harrison, P ^a   Warwick, A ^b  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wordsley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia; All trans retinoic acid; Postpartum haemorrhage; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CRYOPRECIPITATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; SUTURING METHOD; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 2942574707     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2004.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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