OCULAR LEUKAEMIA IN ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA OF CHILDHOOD
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Ocular involvement in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
A six-year-old boy, a known case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) on remission since 1991 presented with leukocoria and poor vision of the left eye for two days' duration. Examination revealed endophthalmitis in the left eye with raised intraocular pressure. Anterior chamber paracentesis with vitreous biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of ocular involvement. Further investigation revealed that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0814-9763,1440-1606
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1982.tb01626.x