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Congenital dysfibrinogenemia coincidentally diagnosed at the onset of chronic myelogenous leukemia.
[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology - 1 May 2014
Kirihara Takehiko, Fujikawa Yuko, Takeda Wataru, Kurihara Taro, Sato Keijiro, Ueki Toshimitsu, Hiroshima Yuki, Sumi Masahiko, Ueno Mayumi, Ichikawa Naoaki, Arai Shinpei, Soya Keisuke, Okumura Nobuo, Kobayashi Hikaru
Abstract excerpt
A 34-year-old man was referred to our hospital for leukocytosis and fundal hemorrhage. Peripheral blood and coagulation tests showed increases in cells at all stages of the neutrophilic series and a low level of fibrinogen (Fbg). Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) was diagnosed, and nilotinib was administered. During the clinical course of CML treatment, plasma Fbg levels continued to be low, but the patient...
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