Bilateral Hip Pain Caused by Adductor Pyomyositis as the Initial Presentation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a 17-Year-Old Child
Pyomyositis is a pyogenic muscular tissue infection mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) accounts for only 2–3% of cases of childhood leukemia. Herein, we report on a 17-year-old male with bilateral hip pain caused by adductor pyomyositis before beginning th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211001264 |
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