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Two cases of leukaemia, one acute myeloid and the other acute lymphatic, with bone changes are described. The bone changes included a band of metaphyseal rarefaction, destructive areas, generalised osteoporosis and subperiosteal ossification. The skull was involved in one case. No ossification changes were found. The literature is reviewed.
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From the Department of Pediatrics, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur.
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Garg, B.K. Bone changes in acute leukaemia. Indian J Pediatr 34, 245–249 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02756293
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