Development of a Lymphoid Variant of Acute Leukemia after Five-fold Treatments of Ovulation Induction

Abstract

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a complication of IVF procedure. Describes the case of a 31-year-old patient with body mass index 22 kg/m 2. After 5 IVF procedures with the previous stimulation of ovulation she complaints of weakness, dyspnea, pain in the chest, unproductive cough, epigastric pain, fever, pain in the hip and spine, ascites, hydropericardium, hydrothorax, acute respiratory distress syndrome reveal themselves. "Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome" was made.  The treatment with glucocorticosteroids improved the condition of the patient. After a bone marrow puncture the diagnosis "lymphoid variant of acute leukemia" was confirmed.