The simultaneous occurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is exceedingly rare, with an incidence of less than 1%. We report the case of a 50-year-old patient newly diagnosed with this uncommon combination. This case underscores the complexity and infrequency of this dual diagnosis, highlighting the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges it presents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Children with special educational needs are more likely to have vision problems than peers in mainstream education. Reports focus on visual acuity and refraction, overlooking visuoperceptual difficulties, including cerebral visual impairment. This article reports on the feasibility and outcomes of visual function testing performed during in-school visual assessments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDown syndrome (DS), characterized by trisomy 21, significantly increases susceptibility to leukemia, although the occurrence of multiple myeloma (MM) in DS is exceedingly rare. This report details the case of a 45-year-old female with DS who was diagnosed with MM, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic complexities. It emphasizes the importance of tailored therapeutic strategies for treating MM in individuals with DS and the need for specialized approaches in these cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyeloid sarcoma (MS) is a rare extramedullary infiltration of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We present a case of 19-year-old male with AML-M2 who relapse with AML sarcoma in brain and optic nerve. MS as AML extramedullary relapse had a poor prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtramedullary involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is an uncommon relapse. In this case, we present a unique instance of a 43-year-old male diagnosed with CML experiencing a CNS blast crisis.
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