| Literature DB >> 33527056 |
Babita Raghuwanshi1, Sunil Chouhan2, Anuj Jain3.
Abstract
Leukostasis in acute and chronic leukemias leads to increased cell burden and increased blood viscosity. Therapeutic leukocytapheresis is an automated procedure aimed at white blood cell depletion, and it thereby reduces the complications associated with increased blood viscosity, such as thrombotic events and mortality. In this report, we present the case of a 25-year-old patient with leukostasis and splenic laceration who was treated with therapeutic leukocytapheresis with symptomatic relief in leukostasis.Entities:
Keywords: chronic leukemias; leukostasis; therapeutic leukocytapheresis
Year: 2020 PMID: 33527056 PMCID: PMC7845160 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12375
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184