Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Mimicking Fulminant Periorbital Cellulitis

Purpose: To report a patient who was referred for orbital cellulitis but was finally diagnosed with acute leukemia. Case Report: A 17-year-old boy presented with fever, periorbital erythema and swelling mimicking periorbital cellulitis. He underwent empiric antibiotic therapy. Complete blood counts...

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Main Authors: Abbas Bagheri, Alireza Abrishami, Saeed Karimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Knowledge E 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research
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Online Access:http://www.jovr.org/article.asp?issn=2008-322X;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=380;epage=382;aulast=Bagheri