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A spontaneous remission of lymphoid blast crisis in chronic myelogenous leukaemia following blood transfusion and infection
Author(s) -
Lefrere Franclois,
Hermine Olivier,
RadfordWeiss Isabelle,
Veil Agnes,
Picard Francoise,
Dreyfus Francois,
Flandrin Georges,
Varet Bruno
Publication year - 1994
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.1365-2141.1994.tb05084.x
Subject(s) - blast crisis , medicine , chronic myelogenous leukemia , spontaneous remission , immunology , blood transfusion , chemotherapy , complete remission , leukemia , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary. We report a case of spontaneous remission of lymphoid blast crisis in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) which returned to chronic phase, without the use of cytostatic chemotherapy. following an episode of viral infection and blood transfusion. Although complete remissions of acute leukaemia have been described, this evolution is extremely rare and has never been reported in CML blast crisis. The role of hypothetical factors leading to such a rare event are briefly discussed.