Pediatrics, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Pediatrics, Military Hospital Patiala, Patiala, Punjab, India.
BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Nov 15;16(11):e257139. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-257139.
Concordant leukaemia in identical twins is rare. The likelihood of concordance of leukaemia in twins is near 100% in infancy, around 10% from 1 to 6 years of age, and rare at a later age with variable latency. Reporting of new cases of concordant leukaemia in twins is encouraged to contribute to data pool of this infrequent but exceptional condition; especially when the theories with respect to evolution, natural history and molecular evidence explaining concordant leukaemia in identical twins are still evolving.We discuss identical pair of monochorionic twin toddlers who were detected to have pallor and blood investigations revealed pancytopenia. Further work up including bone marrow studies revealed synchronous diagnosis of B-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) with fusion. Synchronous presentation of concordant leukaemia in identical twins is extremely rare. Index twins are the only second set of twins and first one beyond infantile age with synchronous presentation of B-ALL.
同卵双胞胎白血病较为罕见。双胞胎中白血病的一致性发生率在婴儿期接近 100%,1 至 6 岁时约为 10%,之后的年龄较低且潜伏期不同。鼓励报告新的同卵双胞胎白血病病例,以增加这种罕见但特殊情况的数据池;特别是当涉及白血病的进化、自然史和分子证据的理论仍在不断发展时。我们讨论了一对同卵双胞胎幼儿,他们被发现苍白,血液检查显示全血细胞减少。进一步的检查包括骨髓研究显示同步诊断为 B 急性淋巴细胞白血病(B-ALL)伴融合。同卵双胞胎白血病的同步表现极为罕见。指数双胞胎是仅有的第二对双胞胎,也是第一对年龄超过婴儿期的双胞胎,同步表现为 B-ALL。