[Unusual form of presentation of acute monocytic leukemia. Report of a clinical case that developed endocarditis].
The authors describe an acute monocytic leukemia (M5) developed in a 16-year-old boy with febril syndrome, aortic valve vegetations, bicytopenia and dismyelopoieses.
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Serviço de Medicina III, Hospital de Santa Maria, I.N.I.C. Lisboa.
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D000293:Adolescent; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
Forma pouco habitual de apresentação de leucemia monocítica aguda. A propósito de um caso clínico que evoluiu com endocardite.