[Leukemia revealed by polyarthritis].
BACKGROUND
Ostéoarticular manifestation whose reveal leukaemia in 4% of the cases, regress completely with haematological remission.


METHODS
We report two observations of leukaemia revealed by polyarthritis. A 22-year-old woman has presented a polyarthritis 8 months before de diagnosis of acute leukaemia. A 34 years old men, has presented one month before admission an acute polyarthritis revealing chronic myeloid leukaemia.


CONCLUSIONS
Polyarthritis may reveal an acute or chronic leukaemia. Systematic blood analysis can make a difference in diagnosis of recent polyarthritis.
El aichaoui
S
S
Service de Rhumatologie B, CHU de Rabat-Sale, Hôpital El-Ayachi, Salé, Maroc.
Bahiri
R
R
Benbouazza
K
K
Bzami
F
F
Amine
B
B
Allali
F
F
Hajjaj-Hassouni
N
N
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*