[A man with a blue-black discolouration of the tongue]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2018 Sep 24:162:D2751.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 75-year-old man was referred to our department because of discolouration of his tongue and an elevated CRP. Clinical examination did not reveal any other abnormalities. Blood examination showed an excessive amount of leukocytes with low platelet and erythrocyte counts. These findings indicated an atypical presentation of acute myeloid leukaemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Erythrocyte Count
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Male
  • Platelet Count
  • Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis*
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology
  • Tongue / pathology
  • Tongue Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Tongue Diseases / etiology