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PETECHIAL BRAIN HAEMORRHAGES IN ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA.

V. La BellaRossella Spataro

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Weaknessmedicine.medical_specialtyHematologybusiness.industryLymphoblastic leukemia brain haemorrhagesNeurooncologyBlood countGastroenterologyOffice workersSurgeryMalaisePsychiatry and Mental healthhemic and lymphatic diseasesInternal medicineMedicineLymphoblastic leukaemiaSurgeryPlateletNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptombusiness

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A 37-year-old office worker was referred to our hospital with severe weakness, malaise, headache and altered mental status. He was mildly febrile (37.5°C) with reported episodes of agitation. A blood count revealed 709 720 white blood cells (WBC) / μl with 33 000 platelets/μl. The clinical, imaging and laboratory workup led to a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) …

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/75958