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CONGENITAL LEUKAEMIA
Author(s) -
HAAHR J.,
HALVEG A. B.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1971.tb07015.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukaemia , etiology , pediatrics , pregnancy , childhood leukaemia , chronic myeloid leukaemia , myeloid , immunology , genetics , biology
Summary A report is submitted of a case of leukaemia of myeloid type in a newborn boy who died on the 7th day of life, despite anti‐leukaemic therapy. The available reports on congenital leukaemia and on children born of mothers with leukaemia in pregnancy do not give any clue to the aetiology.