Spontaneous Remission in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Involving the Skin Associated with Termination of Pregnancy.
- Author:
Sui Yon PARK
1
;
Kyung Sam CHO
;
Jin Tae SUH
;
Hee Joo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Spontaneous remission;
Acute myelogenous leukemia;
Leukemia cutis
- MeSH:
Blood Transfusion;
Cesarean Section;
Female;
Humans;
Leukemia;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*;
Postpartum Period;
Pregnancy*;
Remission, Spontaneous*;
Skin*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2001;21(6):427-430
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous remission of acute leukemia is a rare event and has been documented in cases of systemic infection and blood transfusion. Furthermore spontaneous remission in association with the termination of pregnancy is also rare and hormonal effects during the puerperium have been implicated. We report here a case of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML, M5) diagnosed in a young woman after Cesarean section delivery who acheived spontaneous remission and relapsed 2 weeks later with leukemia cutis.
