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Nishath Farhad1, Krista Birkemeier1, Lea H Mallett1
1Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M Health Science Center and Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical CenterTempleTexas.
Abstract:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer. It presents with nonspecific symptoms, such as bone pain, that can be easily misdiagnosed at initial presentation. We present a 2-year-old boy with bilateral foot pain that worsened over 6 months. X-rays of the feet showed no obvious abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed abnormal bone marrow consistent with an infiltrative process. The patient was found to have precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cases such as these highlight the possible future use of magnetic resonance imaging in the early diagnostic workup for bone and muscle pain.
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