Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease associated with chronic myeloid leukaemia in a child: case report.
Chronic myeloid leukaemia was discovered in a female child aged 12 years, whose presenting signs and symptoms were those of Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease in the left hip. The chronic myeloid leukaemia responded dramatically to myeleran therapy, whilst the Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease was treated by bed rest in hospital followed by weight-relieving paten-ended calliper. A rare case of CML in a female child who has 'Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease of the left hip in association is described.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009549:Nigeria; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography