Bilateral facial palsy in acute seroconversion illness: An uncommon scenario
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[Bilateral facial palsy and acute myeloid leukemia: an unusual association].
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant disease of the hematopoietic tissue. The disease presentation may be related to the loss of bone marrow function or with general symptoms of neoplastic diseases. Extramedullary involvement is responsible for less frequent presentations that may hinder early diagnosis. Gingival enlargement is not uncommon in AML but cases of bilateral facial palsy ...
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عنوان ژورنال: CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2348-3334
DOI: 10.4103/2348-3334.143011