Journal of Pediatric Neurology and Medicine

Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Nourbakhsh

Publications

• Case Report
  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Macrocephaly
  Author(s): Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Nourbakhsh and Mehdi AtaeepourSeyyed Mohammad Kazem Nourbakhsh and Mehdi Ataeepour
  
  Background: An eight-month old boy with the history of several admissions due to flu like symptoms was referred to our hospital with bicytopenia and significant growth in his head circumference. Observation: After several diagnostic measures the biopsy of the bone marrow was taken for the flowcytometry with the suspicion of hematologic malignancy which lead to the diagnosis of T-cell Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The patient responded dramatically to the chemotherapeutic regimen. Conclusion: Although it is rare but macrocephaly can be a presenting symptom of T-cell ALL and this should be considered in differential diagnosis... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2472-100X.1000129

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