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Migraine With Aura as the Presentation of Leukemia
Author(s) -
Geller Eric B.,
Wen Patrick Y.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1995.hed3509560.x
Subject(s) - aura , medicine , migraine , acute promyelocytic leukemia , disseminated intravascular coagulation , headaches , migraine with aura , leukemia , pathogenesis , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , pediatrics , psychiatry , surgery , retinoic acid , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
We present the case of a man with new onset of migraine with aura as the presenting sign of acute promyelocytic leukemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. This previously unreported association may support theories of platelet serotonin involvement in the pathogenesis of migraine. It would be valuable in the future to evaluate other patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation or acute promyelocytic leukemia for the presence of migrainous auras or headaches, symptoms which may be underreported by patients, particularly in the setting of severe illness.