Acute abdomen as first symptom of acute leukemia

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2004 Sep;270(2):122-3. doi: 10.1007/s00404-002-0453-x. Epub 2003 Jan 16.

Abstract

The authors presented a rare case of acute abdomen syndrome caused by the rupture of the corpus rubrum as the first symptom in a 35-years-old woman with the acute lymphatic leukemia. During the laparotomy is notice diffuse bleeding from under skin blood vessels and muscles. The blood was electrocoagulated and was sewn with catgut sutures. The right ruptured corpus rubrum was found from which fresh blood was leaking. The right ovary was carefully resected and sutured, and each ligature was bleeding. At the beginning of the surgery laboratory analysis results arrived which showed a high leukocytosis (28.0 x 10(9)/l) with sever thrombocytopenia (10 x 10(9)/l) and afibrinogenemia (0.1 g/l) with anemia (1.9 x 10(12)/l erythrocyte, haematocrit 0.24), which indicated leukemia with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (antithrombin III levels 0.9 g/l, D-dimers 1989 micro g/l). RESULT. A year later she died with the picture of severe disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, agranulocytosis and septic condition with multiorganic failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
  • Abdomen, Acute / physiopathology
  • Adult
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Hemoperitoneum / etiology
  • Humans
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / physiopathology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Uterine Hemorrhage / etiology*