title: Proptosis and facial palsy as an unusual clinical presentation of acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Simultaneous proptosis and facial palsy as the clinical presentation of childhoodAcute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is very rare. To date, no case have beenreported anywhere to the best of our knowledge. Extra medullary leukemic deposits or Granulocytic Sarcoma (GS) is a rare manifestation in about 3% of childhood AML, 9.3% of GS manifested as orbit deposits causing proptosis in one or both eyes. CNS infiltration or acute otomastoiditis subsequent to leukemic infiltration of the temporal bone may be implicated with facial paralysis. We are here with reporting the case in a 3-year-old boy who presented with proptosis and facial palsy in a case of AML. The purpose of reporting this case is to emphasize the need of examining the peripheral blood and bone marrow in children presenting as proptosis and facial palsy for early diagnosis of childhood AML.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiotherapy, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Dhaneshor Sharma
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Takhenchangbam
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Laishram
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiotherapy, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Tomcha Singh
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Thoudem
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiotherapy, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Akoijam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sunita
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiotherapy, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Lanu Tiameren
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Imchen
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Facial palsy; Granulocytic sarcoma; Proptosis