All issues > Volume 27(10); 1984

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(10):1022-1027. Published online October 31, 1984.

A Case of Congenital Monocytic Leukemia.

Woo Yeong Chung¹, Eue Bon Koo¹, Hak Jun Ko¹, Tai Gyu Whang¹, Soon Yong Lee¹, Yeon Soon Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inje Medical College, Busan, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, Pusan Christian Childrens Hospital, Busan Korea

Abstract

We experienced a case of congenital monocytic leukemia in a 25 day old female newborn infant. She was admitted because of petechiae, abdominal distension and skin nodules scattered on. whole body. Diagnosis was confirmed with findings of CBC, bone marrow aspiration and cytochemistry. A review of literatures was also presented.

Keywords :Congenital Monocytic Leukemia; Skin Nodules; Leukemia