CRP concentration in a patient with acute leukaemia and bone marrow infarction

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 199-200 - 1988
Sven Grützmeier1, Claes Malm1
1Department of Clinical Chemistry and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

Tóm tắt

A patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, CRP increase and bone marrow infarction is described. Bone marrow infarction must be suspected in a patient with leukaemia, skeletal pain, fever and CRP increase.

Tài liệu tham khảo

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