Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Suspected Sepsis after Caesarean Section.
10.4266/kjccm.2014.29.2.99
- Author:
Myoung Hwa KIM
1
;
Sung Won NA
;
Shin Ok KOH
;
Eun Jung KIM
;
Hye Jin YOON
;
Yong Jae LEE
;
Hee Young CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
acute myeloid leukemia;
intensive care unit;
pregnancy
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Cesarean Section*;
Female;
Fetus;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intensive Care Units;
Leukemia;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*;
Leukocytosis;
Mothers;
Pregnancy;
Sepsis*;
Shock, Septic
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2014;29(2):99-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The incidence of acute leukemia during pregnancy is extremely rare, and often it is not easy to differentiate it from other diseases associated with pregnancy such as sepsis or hemorrhage. Pregnancy itself is not known to affect the natural course of leukemia; however, complications of leukemia like anemia, infections, and coagulopathy can adversely influence both the fetus and the mother. In this case, a pregnant patient misdiagnosed with septic shock and severe leukocytosis was correctly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia after surgical delivery.
