Childhood proptosis: the invaluable but overlooked peripheral blood smear.
Two cases of granulocytic sarcoma presenting as childhood proptosis are described. This highlights the significance of peripheral blood smear examination in establishing the diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).
Sethi
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Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029. anita.sethi@vsnl.com
Ghose
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Gujral
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Jain
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Kumar
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*