A 4-year-old girl presenting with facial palsy, found to have increased delta neutrophil index, and diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with extramedullary infiltration
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
;
: 25-28, 2017.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Although Bell's palsy is the most common cause of facial palsy in children, some cases have potentially fatal causes. We report a rare case of isolated facial palsy in a 4-year-old girl whose diagnosis was acute myeloid leukemia with extramedullary infiltration. The findings of laboratory investigations were nonspecific at presentation except that the delta neutrophil index was 34.5% (reference range, 0%–5%). To avoid hasty diagnosis of Bell's palsy in children with isolated facial palsy, vigilant differential diagnosis and workup are recommended.
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Assunto principal:
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda
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Paralisia de Bell
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Diagnóstico
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Paralisia Facial
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Neutrófilos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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