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  • Title: [Lithium and acute myeloid leukemia].
    Author: Witz F, Rigon JL, Lederlin P, Aymard JP, Rumilly F, Eisenmann JC, Herbeuval R.
    Journal: Sem Hop; 1983 Feb 24; 59(8):559-60. PubMed ID: 6302903.
    Abstract:
    The authors report a case of acute myeloid leukemia in a thirty-four-year-old man who had been under lithium carbonate for the last six months for manic-depressive psychosis. One year after treatment with cytosine-arabinoside, 6-thioguanine and daunorubicin, the patient is still in complete remission. In the medical literature we found seven additional reports of acute or chronic myeloid leukemia after lithium therapy. Lithium was found to enhance granulopoiesis. Our findings suggest that lithium may initiate or promote leukemia.
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