We report a 10-year-old girl who presented with acute arthritis of the left knee, which was confirmed as Lyme arthritis by serology and molecular assay. Careful history and examination were the keys to suspecting the diagnosis. The patient lived in the US for five years and her symptoms developed about a year after her return to Oman.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnilateral proptosis is a rare initial presenting sign of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We report a case of unilateral proptosis in a six-year-old girl as the initial manifestation of AML. The cancer link was initially missed and the case was investigated as one of hyperthyroidism.
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