Open AccessBlast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia initially presenting as severe acute intracerebral hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Shailesh Sharma,
Biswajit Dey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_940_19
Subject(s) - medicine , intracerebral hemorrhage , coagulopathy , chronic myelogenous leukemia , myeloid leukemia , blast crisis , emergency department , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , leukemia , subarachnoid hemorrhage , psychiatry
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is frequent pathology in emergency department. Coagulopathy leading to ICH are rare. Intracerebral hemorrhage is a leading cause of mortality among patients diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). In this report we discussed the case of a previously healthy male patient, who presented with fatal ICH, newly diagnosed with blast crisis in CML.