A case of acute myelocytic leukemia suffered throat pain as initial symptom.
- Author:
Danhong QIU
;
Gang WU
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Humans;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute;
complications;
diagnosis;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pain;
etiology;
Pharynx
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2014;28(24):1996-1997
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a 47-year-old man who firstly complained of throat pain for half a month accompanied with fever. Specialized examination showed tonsils' hypertrophy and the laryngoscope found his right vocal cord was swelling and hyperemia. The routine blood test counted white blood cell as 31 x 10(9)/L, lymphocyte as 30. 84 x 10(9)/L while prolymphocyte could be seen with microscope. After that B-ultrasound scan gave spleen hypertrophy and multi-lymphatic-node enlargement. Peripheral blood flowcytometry and bone marrow biopsy finally diagnosed the man as actue myelocytic leukemia.
