A 4-year-old girl presenting with facial palsy, found to have increased delta neutrophil index, and diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with extramedullary infiltration
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
; : 25-28, 2017.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Although Bell's palsy is the most common cause of facial palsy in children, some cases have potentially fatal causes. We report a rare case of isolated facial palsy in a 4-year-old girl whose diagnosis was acute myeloid leukemia with extramedullary infiltration. The findings of laboratory investigations were nonspecific at presentation except that the delta neutrophil index was 34.5% (reference range, 0%–5%). To avoid hasty diagnosis of Bell's palsy in children with isolated facial palsy, vigilant differential diagnosis and workup are recommended.
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Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
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Bell Palsy
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Facial Paralysis
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Neutrophils
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article