retinoic acid syndrome

noun

A potentially life-threatening complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia, first thought to be specifically associated with tretinoin treatment, and characterized by dyspnea, fever, weight gain, hypotension, and pulmonary infiltrates.

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RASdifferentiation syndrome
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Meanings

nounretinoic acid syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA potentially life-threatening complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia, first thought to be specifically associated with tretinoin treatment, and characterized by dyspnea, fever, weight gain, hypotension, and pulmonary infiltrates.

    Synonyms: RAS, differentiation syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA potentially life-threatening complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia, first thought to be specifically associated with tretinoin treatment, and characterized by dyspnea, fever, weight gain, hypotension, and pulmonary infiltrates.

Similar
RASdifferentiation syndrome
Also see
differentiation syndrome
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