Hematologic and molecular spontaneous remission following sepsis in acute monoblastic leukemia with translocation (9;11): A case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-66

  Müller, Claudia I ^a   Trepel, Martin ^a   Kunzmann, Regina ^a   Lais, Angela ^a   Engelhardt, Rupert ^a   Lübbert, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; AML1 ETO; Chromosomal translocation; Immune response; Inversion 16; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CILASTATIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE MONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CYTOGENETICS; GENE FUSION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; X RAY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, MONOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 3042565956     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00248.x     Document Type: Review

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