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Acute promyelocytic leukemia and aural recurrence: the importance of otoscopy in early diagnosis

Leukemia volume 17, pages 1418–1419 (2003)Cite this article

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) (type M3 FAB) is a relatively rare pathology that represents approximately 10% of all the acute forms of myeloblastic leukemia. It is most important to identify this particular subtype of leukemia because of its potential to cause life-threatening disseminated intravascular coagulation and the clinical response to all-trans retinoic acid treatment limited to this form of leukemia.

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Magliulo, G., Fusconi, M. & Pulice, G. Acute promyelocytic leukemia and aural recurrence: the importance of otoscopy in early diagnosis. Leukemia 17, 1418–1419 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402987

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