title: Myelomalacia as clinical presentation of acute leukemia.
abstract: The case of a 27-year-old man is reported in whom neurological symptoms of obstruction of spinal arteries (myelomalacia) was the initial picture of acute leukemia. A review is given of the literature. There are no other reported cases of this very rare association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology Specialist Hospital, La Raza Medical Center, México City, Mexico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avilés
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rubio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology