Strauss Anne, Furlan Ingrid, Steinmann Sandra, Buchholz Bernd, Kremens Bernhard, Rossig Claudia, Corbacioglu Selim, Rajagopal Revathi, Lahr Georgia, Yoshimi Ayami, Strahm Brigitte, Niemeyer Charlotte M, Schulz Ansgar
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
J Pediatr. 2015 Aug;167(2):486-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.064. Epub 2015 May 15.
The initial clinical and hematologic presentation of infantile malignant osteopetrosis may be indistinguishable from that of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in infants. Timely radiographic imaging, however, allows straightforward delineation of these 2 severe diseases and facilitates immediate initiation of appropriate therapy.