Volume: 3 Issue: 1
Year: 2015, Page: 31-36,
Introduction: Chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL) is a rare BCR/ABL negative myeloproliferative disease characterized by persistent mature neutrophilia, raised serum vitamin B12, raised neutrophil alkaline phosphatase (NAP), hepatosplenomegaly, and raised serum uric acid. We report a very rare case of CNL who initially responded to treatment and finally developed respiratory tract infection and septicemia and succumbed to death.
Keywords: Leukemia, Myeloproliferative disease Neutrophilia
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