Managing acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients belonging to the Jehovah’s Witness congregation

Managing acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients belonging to the Jehovah’s Witness congregation

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a hyper-acute leukemia and presents with cytopenias and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Jehovah’s Witnesses with APL offer a unique challenge during induction by refusing transfusion and pose a difficult challenge in this curable disease. Our focus over...

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Main Authors: Anand P. Jillella, Martha L. Arellano, Leonard T. Heffner, Manila Gaddh, Amelia A. Langston, Hanna J. Khoury, Abhishek Mangoankar, Vamsi K. Kota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Hematology Reports
Subjects:
Acute Promyelocytic leukemia
Jehovah Witness
Early deaths
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/7083

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