Swinnen Silke, van Heerden Jaques, Uyttebroeck Anne, Boeckx Nancy, Op de Beeck Katya, Casteels Ingele
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Jan;34(1):35-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182099302.
A 5-year-old girl from Rwanda was referred to our pediatric oncology department with severe bilateral proptosis and a bloody, necrotic chemosis of the conjunctiva and infraorbital tissues. Furthermore, she presented with a left facial paresis, hemorrhagic gingiva, epistaxis, and bloody tears. There was a 3-month history of pancytopenia. Investigations that included a complete blood count, peripheral blood smear, and bone marrow aspirate, were conclusive for the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia.
