Bilateral eyelid edema: an infrequent first sign of acute myeloid leukemia

M.ª Isabel Buedo Rubio^a, Tomás Hernández Bertó^a, Miguel Lillo Lillo^a

^aServicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete. Albacete. España.

Correspondence: MI Buedo. E-mail: mibuedor@sescam.jccm.es

Reference of this article: Buedo Rubio MI, Hernández Bertó T, Lillo Lillo M. Bilateral eyelid edema: an infrequent first sign of acute myeloid leukemia. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2020;22:165-8.

Published in Internet: 04-06-2020 - Visits: 10071

Abstract

Granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual extramedullary manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is more common in the pediatric population and it may present at any time in the course of the disease. Occasionally, it may precede the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukemia. The case of a 3-year-old male child with a bilateral orbital infiltration that precipitated the diagnosis of AML is presented.

Keywords

● Acute myeloid leukemia ● Myeloid sarcoma

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