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Published on: November 21, 2018
Congenital monoblastic leukemia presenting as jaundice, pleural effusion, and ascites: case report and literature
Xiling Wu1, Lizhong Du, Xiumin Wang
1The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Congenital leukemias are a rare group of hematologic neoplasms with a wide range of clinical signs and symptoms. Here we reported a neonate presenting with jaundice, pleural effusion and ascites. The total protein and serum albumin were markedly low at 48 and 12 g/L. Computerized tomography showed the density of liver was asymmetry with several hypoechoic regions. Initial blood routine examination revealed only thrombocytopenia while blood white cells increased to 30.0×10(9)/L with 17% blast cells several days later. Bone marrow biopsy showed the proportion of blasts and promonocytes increased and she was diagnosed as acute monoblastic leukemia.
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