Open AccessLow backache in adults as an initial presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Author(s) -
Gunjan Garg,
Naveen Chawla,
Atul Gogia,
Atul Kakar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.220014
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoblastic leukemia , presentation (obstetrics) , bone marrow , pediatrics , leukemia , surgery
Low backache as an initial manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults has been rarely reported. In this hematological disorder, although bone marrow is replaced by malignant cells, not many cases of low backache as an initial presentation of ALL are reported. We present a series of clinical cases with low backache, which on evaluation found to have ALL.