Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis mimicking late CNS relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: case report
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis mimicking late CNS relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: case report
BACKGROUND Acute encephalomyelopathy occurring after an allogeneic bone marrow transplant for leukaemia is a diagnostic emergency. The diagnosis can be challenging since there is a wide set of alternative diagnoses, including opportunistic infections and relapse of the leukaemia. CASE PRESENTATION A 13-year old girl presented with a severe acute myelopathy and encephalopathy. She was in prolo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-4