| Autor: |
Inoue, Susumu, Sah, Jitendra, Onwuzurike, Nkechi |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Case Reports; Jul2013, p1-3, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
A 5-year-old girl with multiple enlarged cervical lymph nodes consistent with Epstein-Barr virus infection showed a rapid increase in the white blood cell counts (myeloid cells and lymphocytes) without blasts over a week period. Bone marrow evaluation performed after a week's observation unexpectedly showed replacement of the marrow with T lymphoblasts. A presentation of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) in this fashion is very unusual. We postulate that the T-lymphoblasts may have been secreting granulocyte colony stimulating factor like substance. We are unable to find a similar case report in the literature, and thus we wish to report this case. The patient has been treated with Children's Oncology Group T-ALL protocol, and has been in continuous remission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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