Myelomalacia as clinical presentation of acute leukemia.
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.
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Department of Hematology Specialist Hospital, La Raza Medical Center, México City, Mexico.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology