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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2008; 29(04): 34-36
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.51406
Case Report

Uncommon manifestations of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

Sunil Gomber
Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India
,
Manish Narang
Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India
,
Upreet Dhaliwal
Department of Opthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India
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Abstract

Unusual manifestations often lead to misdiagnosis of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We describe two children with ALL having unusual associations. The first case presented with pseudohypopyon after 18 months into her maintenance therapy whereas the other case masqueraded as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at presentation.



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19 November 2021

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