Case Reports in Hematology (Jan 2013)

A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  • Vadsala Baskaran,
  • Amanda Goodwin,
  • Lavanya Athithan,
  • Ciro Roberto Rinaldi,
  • Alfredo Addeo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/379898
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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The allogeneic bone marrow transplantation usually preceded by induction chemotherapy, in fit patients, represents the gold standard in the acute myeloid leukaemia. In the last years, many trials have been set up with the view of improving the number of remissions during the induction by adding new drugs. Several early or late side effects have been described in the literature. We herein present a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia patient who, after chemotherapy, developed ascites that turned out to be abdominal sarcoidosis.