Musculoskeletal manifestations of acute leukemia

Authors

  • Catarina Cordeiro Department of Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-9378
  • Catarina Teixeira Department of Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5741-6061
  • Mónica Jerónimo Department of Pediatric Oncology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-7980
  • Sónia Silva Department of Pediatric Oncology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9312-5520
  • Joana Azevedo Clinical Hematology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4172-4537
  • João Nascimento Department of Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra
  • Marcos Carvalho Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra
  • Oliana Tarquini Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra
  • Cristina Alves Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra
  • Manuel Brito Department of Pediatric Oncology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8878-840X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v33.i3.26515

Keywords:

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, musculoskeletal manifestations, Pediatrics

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cause of malignancy in pediatric age. With the exception of musculoskeletal tumors, ALL is one of the malignancies most commonly associated with musculoskeletal symptoms at initial presentation. Some children with ALL are initially referred to Orthopedics for diagnostic evaluation, and a high index of clinical suspicion is required to avoid diagnostic delay. The authors report two cases of children initially diagnosed with a presumed osteoarticular infection, but whose clinical evolution led to the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disease.

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2024-10-22

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Cordeiro C, Teixeira C, Jerónimo M, Silva S, Azevedo J, Nascimento J, et al. Musculoskeletal manifestations of acute leukemia. BGMJ [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 22 [cited 2026 Jan. 13];33(3):191-6. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/bgmj/article/view/26515

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Vol. 33 No. 3 (2024)

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Clinical Case Reports

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