Diagnostic Challenges in Acute Leukemia: From Dental Pain to Catastrophic Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy |
APL | Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
ICH | Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
CT | Computed Tomography |
CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
ASAT | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
GGT | Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase |
INR | International Normalized Ratio |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
PCC | Prothrombin Complex Concentrate |
L | Liter |
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Pinchuk, A.; Roch, S.P.; Mawrin, C.; Behme, D.; Stein, K.-P.; Neyazi, B.; Mikusko, M.; Sandalcioglu, I.E.; Rashidi, A. Diagnostic Challenges in Acute Leukemia: From Dental Pain to Catastrophic Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Hematol. Rep. 2025, 17, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep17040036
Pinchuk A, Roch SP, Mawrin C, Behme D, Stein K-P, Neyazi B, Mikusko M, Sandalcioglu IE, Rashidi A. Diagnostic Challenges in Acute Leukemia: From Dental Pain to Catastrophic Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Hematology Reports. 2025; 17(4):36. https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep17040036
Chicago/Turabian StylePinchuk, Anatoli, Stefan P. Roch, Christian Mawrin, Daniel Behme, Klaus-Peter Stein, Belal Neyazi, Martin Mikusko, Ibrahim Erol Sandalcioglu, and Ali Rashidi. 2025. "Diagnostic Challenges in Acute Leukemia: From Dental Pain to Catastrophic Intracerebral Hemorrhage" Hematology Reports 17, no. 4: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep17040036
APA StylePinchuk, A., Roch, S. P., Mawrin, C., Behme, D., Stein, K.-P., Neyazi, B., Mikusko, M., Sandalcioglu, I. E., & Rashidi, A. (2025). Diagnostic Challenges in Acute Leukemia: From Dental Pain to Catastrophic Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Hematology Reports, 17(4), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep17040036