Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis as the First Presentation of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a 2-year-old Boy

Tavil, Betul; Secmeer, Gulten; Balci, Yasemin; Tezer, Hasan; Aksoy, Cemalettin; Alan, Serdar; Gumruk, FATMA; Yetgin, SEVGİ

doi:10.1097/mph.0b013e3181d1ec16

Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis as the First Presentation of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a 2-year-old Boy

Tavil B., Secmeer G., Balci Y. I., Tezer H., Aksoy C., Alan S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.4, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3181d1ec16
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present herein a 2-year-old boy who suffered from chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis for 6 months and was later diagnosed as acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In view of the rarity of bilateral symmetric and multifocal lesions in osteomyelitis in children, we suggest that leukemia should be investigated with bone marrow aspiration in such patients, even if complete blood count parameters are normal, and there is no hepatosplenomegaly.