Table 1 Five patients who were referred to Pediatric Rheumatology Department for the evalution of arthritis and were finall diagnosed as ALL
From: Clues to remind leukemia in patients with arthritis: case presentations
Patient | Presentation | Provisional diagnosis | Final diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|
10 y, ♂ | Migratory arthritis, fatigue | Acute rheumatic fever | ALL |
3 y, ♂ | Fever, arthritis of the left hip | Septic arthritis | ALL |
2 y, ♀ | Arthritis of the right hip | Transient synovitis | ALL |
3 y, ♂ | Pain in legs, inability to walk | JIA | ALL |
6 y, ♀ | Arthritis of the left elbow, fatigue | Postviral arthritis | ALL |