A Case of Severe Insulin Resistance in a Diabetic Patient Being Treated for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Arsenic and Glucocorticoids

Authors

Eric Shiffrin, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Intekhab Ahmed, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Serge Jabbour, MD, FACP, FACE, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kevin Furlong, DO, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Objective:

To present a case of severe insulin resistance in a patient with a new diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML) treated with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), arsenic, and high-dose glucocorticoids.

Poster presented at Thomas Jefferson University House Staff Quality and Safety conference.

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Keywords

A Case of Severe Insulin Resistance in a Diabetic Patient Being Treated for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Arsenic and Glucocorticoids, poster, Thomas Jefferson University, Endocrinology

Disciplines

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Recommended Citation

Shiffrin, MD, Eric; Ahmed, MD, Intekhab; Jabbour, MD, FACP, FACE, Serge; and Furlong, DO, Kevin, "A Case of Severe Insulin Resistance in a Diabetic Patient Being Treated for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Arsenic and Glucocorticoids" (2017). Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Posters. 1.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/endocrinologyposters/1