Osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

A seven-year-old girl presented with pain in multiple joints and constitutional symptoms over a period of four months. There were no significant clinical findings apart from joint tenderness. Blood test results did not indicate any specific pathology and initial radiology imaging was normal. Subsequ...

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Autores principales:	Lim Sern Chin, Bushra Johari, Tang Swee Ping
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Publicado:	Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2021
Materias:	osteonecrosis acute lymphoblastic leukaemia joint pain Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:203e81e2d738421a9b7a19325e86a9b82021-12-04T08:31:12ZOsteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia10.51866/cr11761985-2274https://doaj.org/article/203e81e2d738421a9b7a19325e86a9b82021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v16n3-Cr-Osteonecrosis-as-the-presenting.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1985-2274A seven-year-old girl presented with pain in multiple joints and constitutional symptoms over a period of four months. There were no significant clinical findings apart from joint tenderness. Blood test results did not indicate any specific pathology and initial radiology imaging was normal. Subsequent careful examination of her X-ray images led to an MRI of her left knee, which revealed acute osteonecrotic changes. A following whole-body MRI examination demonstrated multifocal bony lesions. Bone marrow examination conclusively diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Acute osteonecrosis has classically been described as a complication of treatment in children with ALL and has not been recognised as a presenting feature until recently.Lim Sern ChinBushra JohariTang Swee PingAcademy of Family Physicians of Malaysiaarticleosteonecrosisacute lymphoblastic leukaemiajoint painMedicineRENMalaysian Family Physician, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 115-118 (2021)
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description	A seven-year-old girl presented with pain in multiple joints and constitutional symptoms over a period of four months. There were no significant clinical findings apart from joint tenderness. Blood test results did not indicate any specific pathology and initial radiology imaging was normal. Subsequent careful examination of her X-ray images led to an MRI of her left knee, which revealed acute osteonecrotic changes. A following whole-body MRI examination demonstrated multifocal bony lesions. Bone marrow examination conclusively diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Acute osteonecrosis has classically been described as a complication of treatment in children with ALL and has not been recognised as a presenting feature until recently.
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title	Osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
title_short	Osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
title_full	Osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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title_full_unstemmed	Osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
title_sort	osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
publisher	Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
publishDate	2021
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Osteonecrosis as the presenting feature in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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