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Leukaemia as a medical emergency

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Acute leukaemia may present as a medical emergency:

  • sepsis - broad-spectrum antibiotics
  • leucostasis - leucopheresis plus chemotherapy
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation - replacement of platelets, coagulation factors and fibrinogen; heparin is also sometimes used

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