Acute appendicitis revealing a diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Rita W Ahmad Elrazi Awadelkarim Ali Lina A OkarOrwa ElaiwyMohamed AbdelrazekYahya MulikandathilMohamad A Yassin

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Gastrointestinal manifestations of leukemias have been well recognized. Typically, acute leukemias cause typhlitis or appendicitis more commonly than chronic leukemias. Our case points to appendicitis as possible manifestation of chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Keyphrases

acute myeloid leukemia
drug induced
liver failure
respiratory failure
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation