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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 44(2): e532-e536, 2022 03 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34133374
RESUMO
A 15-year-old male presented with fatigue and weight loss for 1 month, petechiae and bruising for 2 weeks. He was diagnosed with concurrent new acute myeloid leukemia and coronavirus disease 2019. He was febrile and chest computed tomography scan showed ground glass opacities. Fever resolved after 4 days. Polymerase chain reaction test for coronavirus disease 2019 became negative after 2 days. Induction chemotherapy was initiated on day 8 and was complicated by multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. The multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children was managed with symptomatic treatment and continued chemotherapy. Patient recovered and end of induction bone marrow showed remission of the leukemia.