Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain

A 23-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented to the emergency department without any history of constitutional symptoms (fatigue, anorexia, or weight loss), dyspnea, bruising, or bleeding. Presentation of acute leukemia solely as musculoskeletal pathology is common in pediatric popu...

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Main Authors: Joshua Goodwin, Bijon Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-02-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9qp0k6c6
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spelling doaj-c4cd147102a843039d9d802521c34f142020-11-25T02:04:38ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2019-02-013110.5811/cpcem.2019.1.40699cpcem-03-59Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back PainJoshua GoodwinBijon DasA 23-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented to the emergency department without any history of constitutional symptoms (fatigue, anorexia, or weight loss), dyspnea, bruising, or bleeding. Presentation of acute leukemia solely as musculoskeletal pathology is common in pediatric populations but rare among adult patients. Recognizing this presentation of acute leukemia in adult patients could help prevent delayed diagnoses.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9qp0k6c6
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Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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title Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain
title_short Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain
title_full Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain
title_fullStr Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain
title_full_unstemmed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Solely as Low Back Pain
title_sort acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting solely as low back pain
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description A 23-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented to the emergency department without any history of constitutional symptoms (fatigue, anorexia, or weight loss), dyspnea, bruising, or bleeding. Presentation of acute leukemia solely as musculoskeletal pathology is common in pediatric populations but rare among adult patients. Recognizing this presentation of acute leukemia in adult patients could help prevent delayed diagnoses.
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