Magnetic resonance abnormalities of bone marrow in a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Lu, C-Shun.; Huang, I-Anne.; Wang, C-Jan.; Lo, W-Chak.; Jaing, T-Her.
Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica 44(2): 109-111
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1608-8115 PMID: 12845855 Document Number: 552932
Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not performed routinely in the diagnostic work-up of children with leukemia, patients may present with a normal peripheral blood cell count and osteological manifestations. For such cases, MRI may be requested in the early workup for a diagnosis. This situation illustrates that a delay in appropriate diagnosis may occur, with the classic features of the disease being uniformly absent. We present a child illustrating the salient features of acute leukemia upon MRI with limb pain and an initial normal peripheral blood cell count.