Leucemia linfoblástica aguda con grave alteración hepática como manifestación inicial. Presentación de dos casos y revisión de la literatura

Hematological diseases may cause acute hepatic failure and are seldom sought. We report two cases illustrating this situation. A 16-year-old male presented with an acute liver failure: a bone marrow biopsy showed complete infiltration with lymphoid type blasts. A flow cytometry confirmed the presence of an acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The patient died days later. A 20-year-old female presented with acute liver failure: due to a pancytopenia, a bone marrow biopsy was performed, which confirmed the presence of an acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Chemotherapy was started immediately. The patient had a favorable evolution.

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Main Authors: Catalá,Muriel, Ocqueteau T.,Mauricio, Sarmiento M.,Mauricio
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2017
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872017000600804
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