Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture

In childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), non-hematological manifestations involving the musculoskeletal system can also be encountered. These manifestations may cause a delay in the diagnosis of leukemia. The presented case in this report is a six-year-old boy who developed bone pain...

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Main Authors: Seda Oztürkmen, Arzu Akyay, Zafer Biçakçi, Yaman Karakoç, Sefik Murat Arikan, Asli Celebi-Tayfur, Sebahat Ağladioğlu, Lale Olcay
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2010-10-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/5026
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Arzu Akyay
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description In childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), non-hematological manifestations involving the musculoskeletal system can also be encountered. These manifestations may cause a delay in the diagnosis of leukemia. The presented case in this report is a six-year-old boy who developed bone pain and long bone fracture and was diagnosed as ALL after a considerable delay. This case is presented to draw attention to the fact that leukemia must be considered in pediatric patients who present with bone manifestations.
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spelling doaj-art-ee67dbd4513448ac9a0bda0bc341a1312025-08-20T02:55:41ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212010-10-01525Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fractureSeda Oztürkmen0Arzu AkyayZafer BiçakçiYaman KarakoçSefik Murat ArikanAsli Celebi-TayfurSebahat AğladioğluLale OlcayUnits of Pediatric Hematology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. In childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), non-hematological manifestations involving the musculoskeletal system can also be encountered. These manifestations may cause a delay in the diagnosis of leukemia. The presented case in this report is a six-year-old boy who developed bone pain and long bone fracture and was diagnosed as ALL after a considerable delay. This case is presented to draw attention to the fact that leukemia must be considered in pediatric patients who present with bone manifestations. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/5026
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Arzu Akyay
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Yaman Karakoç
Sefik Murat Arikan
Asli Celebi-Tayfur
Sebahat Ağladioğlu
Lale Olcay
Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
title_full Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
title_fullStr Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
title_full_unstemmed Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
title_short Delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
title_sort delayed diagnosis of acute leukemia in a patient with bone pain and fracture
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/5026
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