Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5

Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5

Cell separators in India are routinely used for plateletpheresis, peripheral blood stem cell collections and therapeutic plasma exchange. Therapeutic leukapheresis, particularly as an emergency procedure, has been uncommonly performed and reported. Here, a case of a 53-year-old male, diagnosed with...

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Main Authors: Ranganathan Sudha, Sesikeran Shyamala, Gupta Vineet, Vanajakshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Emergency
hyperleukocytosis
leukapheresis
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2008;volume=2;issue=1;spage=18;epage=19;aulast=Ranganathan
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spelling doaj-6470a882cf05447baf2d48ffaab54b782020-11-24T21:14:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Journal of Transfusion Science0973-62472008-01-01211819Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5Ranganathan SudhaSesikeran ShyamalaGupta VineetVanajakshiCell separators in India are routinely used for plateletpheresis, peripheral blood stem cell collections and therapeutic plasma exchange. Therapeutic leukapheresis, particularly as an emergency procedure, has been uncommonly performed and reported. Here, a case of a 53-year-old male, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia subtype M5 (AML M5) with hyperleukocytosis, who underwent emergency leukaphereis, is reported. After two procedures, there was a decrease of WBC count by 85%, which enabled cytotoxic therapy to be initiated.http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2008;volume=2;issue=1;spage=18;epage=19;aulast=RanganathanEmergencyhyperleukocytosisleukapheresis
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author Ranganathan Sudha
Sesikeran Shyamala
Gupta Vineet
Vanajakshi
spellingShingle Ranganathan Sudha
Sesikeran Shyamala
Gupta Vineet
Vanajakshi
Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Emergency
hyperleukocytosis
leukapheresis
author_facet Ranganathan Sudha
Sesikeran Shyamala
Gupta Vineet
Vanajakshi
author_sort Ranganathan Sudha
title Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
title_short Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
title_full Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
title_fullStr Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
title_full_unstemmed Emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
title_sort emergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia m5
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
issn 0973-6247
publishDate 2008-01-01
description Cell separators in India are routinely used for plateletpheresis, peripheral blood stem cell collections and therapeutic plasma exchange. Therapeutic leukapheresis, particularly as an emergency procedure, has been uncommonly performed and reported. Here, a case of a 53-year-old male, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia subtype M5 (AML M5) with hyperleukocytosis, who underwent emergency leukaphereis, is reported. After two procedures, there was a decrease of WBC count by 85%, which enabled cytotoxic therapy to be initiated.
topic Emergency
hyperleukocytosis
leukapheresis
url http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2008;volume=2;issue=1;spage=18;epage=19;aulast=Ranganathan
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