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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Children by fire_n_ice is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Children about?
Leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia indicate pancytopenia in a 3-year old boy with flu-like symptoms for 2-3 weeks. The most likely diagnosis is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) due to bone marrow infiltration by malignant lymphoblasts, reducing normal blood cell production. ALL accounts for 80% of childhood leukemia cases. Further testing like bone marrow aspiration is needed to confirm the diagnosis so treatment with chemotherapy can begin, which achieves remission in 97% of children and a cure rat
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- fire_n_ice
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- EN