A Rare Case of Acute Pericarditis as a Primary Presentation of Differentiation Syndrome

Bandar Alyami; Anas A Alharbi; Brijesh Patel

doi:10.7759/cureus.24213

A Rare Case of Acute Pericarditis as a Primary Presentation of Differentiation Syndrome

Cureus. 2022 Apr 17;14(4):e24213. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24213. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Bandar Alyami¹, Anas A Alharbi², Brijesh Patel³

Affiliations

¹ Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
² Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
³ Cardiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.

Abstract

A 47-year-old male with a history of acute promyelocytic leukemia was admitted for his induction chemotherapy session with all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide. On day 25, his medical course became complicated with differentiation syndrome and he developed isolated acute pericarditis.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia (aml); acute pericarditis; all-trans retinoic acid (atra); arsenic trioxide (ato); differentiation syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports