Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea

We present a very rare case of pure erythroid leukemia arising in a young patient with sickle cell disease being treated with hydroxyurea for almost 5 years. Diagnosing and managing this rare condition has been a challenge and the majority of patients with pure erythroid leukemia have a very poor pr...

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Main Authors:	Dhiraj Kumar Yadav, Thushara Paul, Mohamed Alhamar, Kedar Inamdar, Yue Guo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2020-07-01
Series:	Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:	pure erythroid leukemia sickle cell anemia hydroxyurea toxicity
Online Access:	https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508361

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spelling	doaj-ec358672470b45eca317954ad8804ba02020-11-25T03:52:02ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752020-07-0113285786210.1159/000508361508361Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with HydroxyureaDhiraj Kumar YadavThushara PaulMohamed AlhamarKedar InamdarYue GuoWe present a very rare case of pure erythroid leukemia arising in a young patient with sickle cell disease being treated with hydroxyurea for almost 5 years. Diagnosing and managing this rare condition has been a challenge and the majority of patients with pure erythroid leukemia have a very poor prognosis with survival in months despite treatment. This form of leukemia could be therapy related and in our case, hydroxyurea may have been responsible for the development of this aggressive condition.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508361pure erythroid leukemiasickle cell anemiahydroxyureatoxicity
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author	Dhiraj Kumar Yadav Thushara Paul Mohamed Alhamar Kedar Inamdar Yue Guo
spellingShingle	Dhiraj Kumar Yadav Thushara Paul Mohamed Alhamar Kedar Inamdar Yue Guo Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea Case Reports in Oncology pure erythroid leukemia sickle cell anemia hydroxyurea toxicity
author_facet	Dhiraj Kumar Yadav Thushara Paul Mohamed Alhamar Kedar Inamdar Yue Guo
author_sort	Dhiraj Kumar Yadav
title	Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea
title_short	Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea
title_full	Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea
title_fullStr	Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea
title_full_unstemmed	Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea
title_sort	pure erythroid leukemia in a sickle cell patient treated with hydroxyurea
publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Oncology
issn	1662-6575
publishDate	2020-07-01
description	We present a very rare case of pure erythroid leukemia arising in a young patient with sickle cell disease being treated with hydroxyurea for almost 5 years. Diagnosing and managing this rare condition has been a challenge and the majority of patients with pure erythroid leukemia have a very poor prognosis with survival in months despite treatment. This form of leukemia could be therapy related and in our case, hydroxyurea may have been responsible for the development of this aggressive condition.
topic	pure erythroid leukemia sickle cell anemia hydroxyurea toxicity
url	https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508361
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Pure Erythroid Leukemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Treated with Hydroxyurea

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