title: Initial presentation of childhood leukaemia with facial palsy: three case reports.
abstract: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and acute myeloblastic leukaemia are the most common malignancies diagnosed in children. Facial palsy is an acute peripheral palsy involving the facial nerve and is an unusual presentation of childhood acute leukaemia. We present three cases (a 9-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy) of acute leukaemia with initial presentation of facial palsy. It is important for physicians to recognise the neurological manifestations of childhood leukaemia and extensive work-up should be carried out to exclude secondary causes of facial palsy.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, 3455667, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Mehran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cohan
authors.forename: Soheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zareifar
authors.forename: Sorror
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inaloo
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalikias
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moslemi