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CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN A CHILD PRESENTING AT THE AGE OF TWO YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS
Author(s) -
CASEY T. P.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1968.17.1.70
Subject(s) - chlorambucil , pancytopenia , lymphocytosis , medicine , pediatrics , splenectomy , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , chemotherapy , spleen , bone marrow , cyclophosphamide
Summary Chronic lymphatic leukæmia in childhood is a rare condition. A case is reported in which the condition was diagnosed in a child aged two years and eight months, although it had probably been present before this. The pancytopenia improved and a considerable increase in leukæmic lymphocytosis took place after splenectomy. The child remains well on chlorambucil treatment three years after the initial presentation.