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crisis
(redirected from Blast crisis)

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crisis
Pathol a sudden change, for better or worse, in the course of a disease

crisis [′krī·səs]
(medicine)
The turning point in the course of a disease.
(psychology)
The psychological events associated with a specific stage of life, as an identity crisis or developmental crisis.


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In view of Philadelphia chromosome positivity and the patient's age, it might be suspected that the patient had CML presenting in blast crisis.
CML progresses through three distinct phases: the chronic phase (typically lasting from four to five years), the accelerated phase (typically lasting from six to 18 months) and blast crisis (typically lasting from three to six months).
Researchers also studied the effect of Glivec on patients in blast crisis - 38 had
 
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