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

• Autores: Muriel Catalá, Mauricio Ocqueteau, Mauricio Sarmiento M.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 145, Nº. 6, 2017, págs. 804-807
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia causing hepatic failure. Report of two cases
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  • 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.