Oztürkmen Seda, Akyay Arzu, Biçakçi Zafer, Karakoç Yaman, Arikan Sefik Murat, Celebi-Tayfur Asli, Ağladioğlu Sebahat, Olcay Lale
Units of Pediatric Hematology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Turk J Pediatr. 2010 Sep-Oct;52(5):552-5.
In childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), non-hematological manifestations involving the musculoskeletal system can also be encountered. These manifestations may cause a delay in the diagnosis of leukemia. The presented case in this report is a six-year-old boy who developed bone pain and long bone fracture and was diagnosed as ALL after a considerable delay. This case is presented to draw attention to the fact that leukemia must be considered in pediatric patients who present with bone manifestations.
