Title of article :
Corneal Peudomembrane From Acute Inflammatory Repone and Fibrin Formation to Acute Myeloid Leukemic Infiltrate
Author/Authors :
hree K. Kurup، نويسنده , , Hanna Coleman، نويسنده , , Chi-Chao Chan، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Abstract :
Purpoe
To decribe an unuual ocular manifetation of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Deign
Obervational cae report.
Method
A 59-year-old woman with a hitory of preleukemic myelodyplatic yndrome (MD) and tatu pot bone marrow tranplant (BMT) complained of a udden onet of poor viion aociated with a corneal peudomembrane. Ocular graft v hot dieae wa upected, and the peudomembrane wa excied for hitopathologic examination.
Reult
The peudomembrane howed myeloblat admixed with an acute inflammatory repone uggetive of the development of AML, a complication of MD. Bone marrow examination confirmed the diagnoi of relaping AML.
Concluion
Acute myeloid leukemia could preent a a peudomembrane; thu, examination of relevant ocular tiue i recommended
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology