Open AccessCongenital Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – A Mosaic Trisomy Chromosome 22 and t(5;15)(p15;q15) : A Case Report
Author(s) -
Razan Hayati Zulkeflee,
Rosline Hassan,
Ariffin Nasir,
Muhammad Radzi,
Shafini Mohamed Yusoff,
Salfarina Iberahim,
Zefarina Zulkafli,
Norsarwany Mohamad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1511-4511
DOI - 10.51407/mjpch.v27i2.143
Subject(s) - medicine , white blood cell , trisomy , chemotherapy , acute lymphocytic leukemia , sepsis , leukemia , bone marrow , blood cancer , karyotype , lymphoblastic leukemia , cancer , pediatrics , pathology , immunology , chromosome , genetics , biology , gene
Neonatal leukaemia is a rare blood cancer occurring in baby less than 30 days of life is characterized by proliferation of white cells without known and obvious reasons. We report a case of a 7-day- old girl diagnosed with congenital leukaemia. At the time of presentation, she was evaluated as early neonatal sepsis. However, her laboratory investigations were consistent with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Her cytogenetic analysis showed 46 XX trisomy 22, t(5,15) (p15,q15) and del 7 (q33,q35). She was managed with standard Interfant 06 protocol and had achieved marrow remission during the course of chemotherapy. Our case highlights the differentiation between lymphocytic leukemoid reaction and lymphoblastic malignant cells and also congenital acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who had a good outcome from the chemotherapy.