Acute appendicitis revealing a diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia

oleh: Rita Ahmad, Elrazi Ali, Lina Okar, Orwa Elaiwy, Mohamed Abdelrazek, Yahya Mulikandathil, Mohamed Yassin

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2021-04-01

Deskripsi

Abstract 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.