Acute ischaemia of the lower limb: An unusual presenting feature of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Malignant disease is often complicated by coagulation disorders presenting as abnormal clotting or bleeding, acute leukaemia being more often associated with the latter. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with peripheral arterial thromboembolism, previously unreported in the literature, is pre...
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Published in | European journal of vascular surgery Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. 750 - 752 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Elsevier Ltd
01.11.1993
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Summary: | Malignant disease is often complicated by coagulation disorders presenting as abnormal clotting or bleeding, acute leukaemia being more often associated with the latter. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with peripheral arterial thromboembolism, previously unreported in the literature, is presented. Aetiology, clinical features, and management of coagulation disturbances associated with malignancy are also reviewed. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0950-821X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0950-821X(05)80733-9 |