Acute dacryocystitis as a presenting sign of pediatric leukemia
| Autor: | George H. Garcia, Scott Cory, Gerald J. Harris, William J. Wirostko |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Malignancy Translocation Genetic Dacryocystitis Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Humans Medicine Nasal Septum Chromosomes Human Pair 10 business.industry Chromosomes Human Pair 11 Lacrimal Apparatus Infant Cellulitis DNA Neoplasm medicine.disease Pancytopenia Lacrimal sac Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Leukemia Myeloid Acute Ophthalmology Leukemia medicine.anatomical_structure Acute Disease Eyelid Diseases Drug Therapy Combination Female Bone marrow Eyelid Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology. 127:734-736 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: To report acute dacryocystitis with preseptal cellulitis as the presenting sign of leukemia in a child. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: During the initial evaluation of a 17-month-old child with epiphora, left lower eyelid swelling, and a tender left medial canthal mass, a complete blood cell count demonstrated pancytopenia. Bone marrow biopsy disclosed replacement of normal cellular architecture with a dense infiltrate of leukocyte blast forms. DNA analysis disclosed a translocation between chromosome 10 and 11, consistent with the diagnosis of nonlymphocytic leukemia. Although the adjacent lower eyelid cellulitis responded to intravenous antibiotics, lacrimal sac distention decreased only after chemotherapy was initiated. CONCLUSIONS: Dacryocystitis with preseptal cellulitis can be a presenting sign of leukemia. This blood malignancy should be considered in patients whose leukocyte counts do not correlate with their clinical presentation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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