Unilateral parotid gland swelling as the sole presenting symptom of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children
Joint Authors
Lahuri, Yatiee Swany
Hashim, Hasmah
Ismail, Muhammad Iszuari Md.
Ibrahim, Haslyaani
Muhammad, Irfan
Source
Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2015), pp.279-282, 4 p.
Publisher
Egyptian Society of Ear Nose Throat and Allied Science
Publication Date
2015-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in infants below 1 year of age contributed 2.5–5 % of childhood ALL incidence.
Children with ALL commonly presented with fever, bruising, mucosal bleeding, bone pain, pallor, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymphadenopathy.
Common extra medullary leukaemic infiltration has also been reported at diagnosis of ALL to sites such as the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, brain, testes and even nephromegaly.
However ALL presented with parotid infiltration is exceedingly rare.
We herein present a case of unilateral parotid enlargement in a child with newly diagnosed ALL.
This unusual presentation focuses on the importance of considering ALL in the differential diagnosis of parotid enlargement especially when associated with abnormal blood counts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lahuri, Yatiee Swany& Muhammad, Irfan& Ismail, Muhammad Iszuari Md.& Hashim, Hasmah& Ibrahim, Haslyaani. 2015. Unilateral parotid gland swelling as the sole presenting symptom of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences،Vol. 16, no. 3, pp.279-282.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lahuri, Yatiee Swany…[et al.]. Unilateral parotid gland swelling as the sole presenting symptom of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Vol. 16, no. 3 (2015), pp.279-282.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lahuri, Yatiee Swany& Muhammad, Irfan& Ismail, Muhammad Iszuari Md.& Hashim, Hasmah& Ibrahim, Haslyaani. Unilateral parotid gland swelling as the sole presenting symptom of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences. 2015. Vol. 16, no. 3, pp.279-282.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-644936
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 282
Record ID
BIM-644936