Unexpected diagnosis of appendicitis in a paediatric patient with febrile neutropaenia and acute myeloid leukaemia

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 7:2017:bcr2017221361. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221361.
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Keywords: paediatric oncology; pain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Appendicitis / complications
  • Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cytarabine / administration & dosage
  • Daunorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Etoposide / administration & dosage
  • Febrile Neutropenia / etiology
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Cytarabine
  • Etoposide
  • Daunorubicin