Bilateral Hip Pain Caused by Adductor Pyomyositis as the Initial Presentation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a 17-Year-Old Child

Bilateral Hip Pain Caused by Adductor Pyomyositis as the Initial Presentation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a 17-Year-Old Child

Pyomyositis is a pyogenic muscular tissue infection mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) accounts for only 2–3% of cases of childhood leukemia. Herein, we report on a 17-year-old male with bilateral hip pain caused by adductor pyomyositis before beginning th...

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Main Authors: Ming-Chun Chen, Shang-Hsien Yang, Ting-Kuo Yao, Pau-Nyen Chong, Shu-Huey Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-12-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
hip pain
osteomyelitis
pediatric CML
pyomyositis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211001264

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