Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Pneumatosis Intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas within the intestinal wall. We describe a case of a 33-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia who developed nausea and nonbloody diarrhea. CT showed intramural air in transverse and descending colon. Patient...

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Autores principales: Mangaonkar, Abhishek, Mansour, Joshua, Keen, Ryan, Kukkadapu, Tarun, Chintalapally, Rohini, Kota, Vamsi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/576042
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Sumario:Pneumatosis Intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas within the intestinal wall. We describe a case of a 33-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia who developed nausea and nonbloody diarrhea. CT showed intramural air in transverse and descending colon. Patient clinically improved with conservative management.

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