Infant leukemia
Joint Authors
Majid, Kamiliya Sayyid Jumah Fadil
al-Sad, Khalid
Source
Issue
Vol. 38, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2016), pp.53-55, 3 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2016-03-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
An eleven-month-old Bahraini infant girl, born full-term, vaccinated up-to-age, with normal milestone development; she was referred from King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) with one-month history of high grade on and off fever associated with cough; her CBC showed anemia (7.4g/dl) and thrombocytopenia (30x109/L).
On examination, multiple bruises and small cervical lymph nodes were observed.
CBC showed blasts (30%).
Bone marrow aspiration, flow cytometry and cytogenetic were sent for Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) rearrangement.
She was low risk; she received chemotherapy
American Psychological Association (APA)
Majid, Kamiliya Sayyid Jumah Fadil& al-Sad, Khalid. 2016. Infant leukemia. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.53-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-677040
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Majid, Kamiliya Sayyid Jumah Fadil& al-Sad, Khalid. Infant leukemia. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 38, no. 1 (Mar. 2016), pp.53-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-677040
American Medical Association (AMA)
Majid, Kamiliya Sayyid Jumah Fadil& al-Sad, Khalid. Infant leukemia. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2016. Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.53-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-677040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 54-55
Record ID
BIM-677040
