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Muhajir Mohamed1, Carmen Oakley2, Fiona McEwen1, Georgina Connelley1.
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterised by granulocytic hyperplasia in the bone marrow and the presence of a specific cytogenetic abnormality known as Philadelphia chromosome with fusion of breakpoint cluster region (BCR) and ableson (ABL) genes. Retinopathy is a rare sight-threatening complication of chronic myeloid leukaemia, which occurs due to leucostasis in retinal blood vessels. We report a case of a patient who presented with visual impairment due to leucostasis, who was successfully managed by leucapheresis along with BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor. 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26628310 PMCID: PMC4680575 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212889
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X