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Postgrad Med J 1999;75:425-427 doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.885.425
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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with arthritis in an adult patient

  1. Celalettin Usalana,
  2. Ersan Özarslana,
  3. Nurullah Zenginb,
  4. Yahya Büyükaýka,
  5. Ýbrahim H Güllüb
  1. aHacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Department of Internal Medicine, bInstitute of Oncology
  1. Dr Celalettin Usalan, Sinan Caddesi, No 49/12, 06450 Dikmen, Ankara, Turkey
  • Accepted 17 December 1998

Abstract

The earliest manifestations of leukaemia often include rheumatic signs and symptoms. Arthritis is a well recognised complication of leukaemia in children, but acute and chronic leukaemia may also cause arthritis in adults. Leukaemic arthritis may occur at any time during the course of leukaemia and may be the presenting manifestation. It should therefore be considered in the differential diagnosis of both childhood and adult rheumatic disease. We present an adult patient presenting with arthritis due to acute leukaemia.

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