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Papilloedema in chronic granulocytic leukaemia
Author(s) -
Stainsby Dorothy,
Elleray Evonne,
Anderson J.,
Hamilton P. J.,
Thompson R. B.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1983.tb01244.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic granulocytic leukemia , chronic myeloid leukaemia , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , pathology , surgery , leukemia
S ummary . Five of 75 patients with chronic granulocytic leukaemia seen over a 25 year period had papilloedema at presentation. These patients had unusually high leucocyte counts and the papilloedema may be a manifestation of leucostasis. The fundal abnormalities resolved in all five patients–in four after conventional treatment with busulphan only.