Difficult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosis in a paediatric patient with mixed presentation of COVID-19 acute respiratory failure and multisystemic inflammatory syndrome.
BMJ Case Rep
; 15(5)2022 May 20.
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| ID: mdl-35606038
New diagnoses of leukaemia and other malignancies are recently being made in paediatric patients with COVID-19. The rates of mortality and morbidity in some of these children are expected to be higher. In new cases, concurrent diagnosis can be difficult because multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and malignancies have similar clinical presentations. We present the case of a preteenage child where the diagnosis of leukaemia was complicated and delayed by a multisystem involvement and an inconclusive bone marrow study. Clinical teams managing children with COVID-19 and MIS-C should suspect leukaemia and other malignancies when the clinical course is complicated and bone marrow suppression is persistent. Prompt diagnosis will allow start of treatment on time, minimising complications.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
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Insuficiência Respiratória
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Child
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Humans
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru
País de publicação:
Reino Unido