Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Presenting with Facial Nerve Palsy in an Infant

Ali Khajeh; Ghasem Miri Aliabad; Afshin Fayyazi; Gholamreza Soleimani; Reza Keikha

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Presenting with Facial Nerve Palsy in an Infant

Iran J Child Neurol. 2018 Summer;12(3):122-125.

Authors

Ali Khajeh¹, Ghasem Miri Aliabad¹, Afshin Fayyazi², Gholamreza Soleimani¹, Reza Keikha³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
² Department of Pediatrics, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
³ Department of Biotechnology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

PMID: 30026776
PMCID: PMC6045940

Abstract

When a child presents with cranial nerve palsy and a bulging fontanel, a pediatric neurologist is often consulted to determine the cause of increased intracranial pressure. This report describes an infant with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) referred to Ali-bin-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan, eastern Iran in 2013 who presented with seventh cranial nerve palsy and bulging fontanel. Chromosomal analysis and peripheral blood smear confirmed the diagnosis of CML.

Keywords: CNS involvement; Childhood; Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Cranial nerve palsy.

Publication types

Case Reports