title: Parvovirus-B19 infection preceding acute myeloid leukemia with orbital granulocytic sarcoma.
abstract: We report here an unusual presentation of acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia with ocular granulocytic sarcoma who was firstly diagnosed iron deficiency anemia and acute parvovirus infection induced erythroid hypoplasia. To our knowledge this is the first paper of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) with granulocytic sarcoma, preceded by acute Parvovirus B19 infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric hematology, Dr Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Telsizler-Ankara 06900, Turkey. fisgint@isnet.net.tr
authors.forename: Tunc
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fisgin
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yarali
authors.forename: Feride
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duru
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000628:therapy; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D012074:Remission Induction; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy