Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Authors

  • Kailash Prasad Sah Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • Susan Bhattarai Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v37i3.18553

Keywords:

APL, Retinoic acid syndrome, ATRA

Abstract

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is the most malignant form of acute leukemia, relatively uncommon in children, rapidly fatal if untreated and several developments have paved the way to make this disease curable. We report a first case to our knowledge in Nepal, a 12 years old boy who was diagnosed as APL and treated with vesanoid 14 years back and has been free from disease till date.

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Author Biographies

Kailash Prasad Sah, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

Consultant Paediatric Oncologist

Susan Bhattarai, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

Pediatrician

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Published

2018-06-07

How to Cite

Sah, K. P., & Bhattarai, S. (2018). Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 37(3), 270–272. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v37i3.18553

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

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