All issues > Volume 34(8); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(8):1163-1168. Published online August 31, 1991.

A case of bone marrow necrosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Mee Ran Kim¹, Hye Lim Jung¹, Hong Hoe Koo¹, Hee Young Shin¹, Hyo Seop Ahn¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Received: April 16, 1991;  Accepted: May 3, 1991.

Abstract

Bone marrow necrosis is a rare complication most commonly encountered in patients with leuke- mia, metastatic tumor in marrow, sickle cell disease, DIC and severe infections. Recently it is regarded as a more common finding frequently overlooked and carrying not so poor prognosis. We reported here a boy with ALL who showed marrow necrosis on biopsy at the time of diagnosis and achieved complete remission with receovery of necrosis 63 days after diagnossis by intensive chemotherapy.

Keywords :Bone marrow necrosis;Acute lymphoblastic leukemia