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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun 26;2(3):203-206.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.4.37881. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Severe Intracranial Hemorrhage at Initial Presentation of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Amanda Balmages  1 , Joseph Dinglasan  2 , Megan Boysen Osborn  3
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Case Reports

Severe Intracranial Hemorrhage at Initial Presentation of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Amanda Balmages et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is the second leading cause of mortality among patients diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The bone marrow failure associated with AML produces dysfunctional platelets, which significantly increases the risk of hemorrhagic complications within this population. In this report we discuss the case of a previously healthy female patient, newly diagnosed with AML, who rapidly developed fatal ICH.

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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Computed tomography of the brain, axial images, demonstrating 7.2 centimeter parenchymal hematoma (white arrow) with associated edema causing 10 millimeters of midline shift (black arrow).
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