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Acute Monocytic Leukemia - Skin

Auer rods

Blood cells

Patients who have not experienced a relapse during these 5 years are considered permanently cured, since most relapses occur within 2 years of diagnosis.

Without treatment, life expectancy is about 3 - 4 months.

• Relapse of the disease
• Severe infection
• Life-threatening bleeding

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you develop symptoms of AML.

Call your health care provider if persistent fever or other signs of infection occur in a person with AML.

Review Date: 08/12/2004
Reviewed By: Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.