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A case of fetal leukemia with intracranial hemorrhage and early-onset jaundice

Fetal leukemia with intracranial hemorrhage and jaundice

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We report a case of a neonate who was diagnosed as having congenital leukemia after presenting with an intracranial hemorrhage. The chief symptom was early-onset jaundice due to the hemorrhage. The intracranial hemorrhage and post-hemorrhage hydrocephalus advanced. In addition, the leukemia worsened leading to death at 14 days old. The possibility of leukemia, although rare, should be considered as a cause of intracranial hemorrhage in term babies.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan

    Michiru Ito, Shigeru Nishimaki, Yusuke Nakano, Fumiko Tanaka, Hiroaki Goto & Shumpei Yokota

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Ito, M., Nishimaki, S., Nakano, Y. et al. A case of fetal leukemia with intracranial hemorrhage and early-onset jaundice. Arch Gynecol Obstet 279, 599–601 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0784-3

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