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Saudi Medical Journal. 2009; 30 (7): 961-963
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RESUMO
The reported incidence of central nervous system [CNS] involvement by acute myeloid leukemia [AML] ranges widely from less than 10-30%. Acute unilateral third nerve palsy is an unusual first manifestation of such an event. We describe a rare ophthalmologic manifestation of CNS relapse in a 25-year-old patient with AML who had undergone allogeneic stem cell transplant, and demonstrate the value of MRI in the early diagnosis