QJM Advance Access published online on September 30, 2009
QJM, doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcp138
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Relapse of acute myeloid leukemia presenting as acute otitis media
Department of Clinical Hematology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura 190001, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura 190001, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura 190001, Jammu & Kashmir, India
email: asrar357@yahoo.co.in
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A 26-year-old female was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M2 subtype with normal cytogenetics) 2 years previously. She was induced with conventional 3 : 7 induction chemotherapy (daunorubicin; cytosine arabinoside) and consolidated with three high doses of cytosine arabinoside. After chemotherapy, the patient remained