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Facial palsy as the presenting symptom of acute myeloid leukemia in children: Three cases with stem cell transplantatio

Hee Jo Baek, Dong Kyun Han, Young Ok Kim, Ic Sun Choi, Tai Ju Hwang, Hoon Kook

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(6):713-716. Published online June 15, 2009

Facial palsy as the presenting symptom of leukemia is very rare, especially in acute myeloid leukemia. A review of the medical literature identified reports on 8 children with AML who had facial paralysis as the presenting sign. Whole brain irradiation (WBI) has been applied in most cases. We present the cases of 3 such children. Achieving a remission without WBI,...

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