Upper airway obstruction as the presenting manifestation of leukemia.
The general clinical features of the acute pediatric leukemias are similar. There is a fairly consistent picture of brief symptoms, which include weakness or fatique, bleeding or bruising, and bone or joint tenderness. Acute or subacute fever also is a common symptom. The fever can result from the underlying malignancy, but is more often the result of an infectious complication. We present a toddler, ultimately diagnosed with acute leukemia, who experienced few of the classic features. He presented as a case of febrile upper airway obstruction.
Singer
Jonathan
J
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45429, USA. jonathan.singer@wright.edu
Henry
Susan
S
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male