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A case of a 22-month-old boy with necrotizing pneumonia presenting with leukaemoid reaction misdiagnosed as leukaemia: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing pneumonia and hyperleukocytosis, to the extent of that seen in leukaemia, is a rarely reported presentation. The commonest trigger of such a presentation is an inflammatory process caused by an overwhelming infection which leads to bone marrow irritation. However, the misdiag...

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Autores principales: Jumanne, Shakilu, Nyundo, Azan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Medical Association Of Malawi 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6895389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31839893
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i3.10