Leukaemic hypopyon in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after interruption of treatment.

Iris involvement in leukaemia.

Involvement of the eye and the adnexa in leukaemia is not uncommon, and one half of patients can expect involvement at some stage of the disorder. The literature contains numerous reports of these conditions and a wide range ofocular structures may be affected, but iris involvement is relatively rare. Allan and Straatsma (i 96 I) found two cases out of 76 with eye involvement studied pathologic...

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with acute renal failure: report of two cases.

Acute renal failure is a well-recognized complication of acute leukaemias. Howevcr, serious renal failure caused by leukaemic infiltration as a primary manifestation is unusual. Here we report two patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with acute renal failure due to leukaemic infiltration. The first patient died before the administration of specific therapy for leukaemia, where...

Investigation of TEL/AML1 and BCR/ABL Fusion Genes in Patients Affected by Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Using Interphase in situ Hybridization

Management of leukaemic infiltration of the testis.

Of 95 boys treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 25 have developed leukaemic infiltration of the testes. In 15 children relapse was apparently confined to the testes, and since treatment 7 of these boys remain in remission. The median duration of remission after testicular relapse was 72 weeks, considerably longer than that reported after other forms of leukaemic relapse.

Optic nerve involvement as a first manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after remission.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 20-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in second remission for 4 years, presented with blurring of vision and binocular diplopia for 2 months duration. Examination revealed isolated left 6th cranial nerve palsy. Fundus showed swollen both optic disc and fan-shaped macular star suggestive of papilloedema. CT scan and MRI of brain revealed no space occupying lesi...