A case of acute myeloid leukemia presenting with deep venous thrombosis

Abstract

Deep venous thrombosis is mostly associated with an underlying risk factor such as venous catheter, infectious diseases, hereditary thrombophilia and metabolic diseases. Cancer is one of the most common primary disorders in pediatric venous thrombosis, accounting for one-fifth of children with thrombotic events. Here we report a 13-year-old female patient who is diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis due to acute myeloid leukemia.

Keywords

• Venous thrombosis, acute myeloid leukemia, children, cancer

Derin ven trombozu ile başvuran bir akut miyeloid lösemi olgusu

Öz

Çocuklarda görülen venöz tromboz çoğunlukla kateterizasyon, enfeksiyöz hastalıklar, kalıtsal trombofili ve metabolik hastalıklar gibi altta yatan bir risk faktörü ile ilişkilidir. Kanser çocukluk çağında görülen primer venöz trombozların önemli bir nedenidir ve çocukluk çağı venöz tromboz olgularının beşte birinden sorumludur. Bu yazıda ilk başvuru bulgusu derin ven trombozu olan ve takibinde akut myeloid lösemi (AML) tanısı konulan 13 yaşında kız hasta sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Venöz tromboz, akut miyeloid lösemi, çocuk, kanser

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