RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute myelogenous leukaemia presenting with mid-foot pain after an inversion injury
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 143
OP 144
DO 10.1136/emj.18.2.143
VO 18
IS 2
A1 C Dewar
A1 H Morriss
YR 2001
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/18/2/143.abstract
AB The case is presented of a 5 year old boy who attended after an inversion injury. He had persistent pain despite treatment and was subsequently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukaemia. It is well recognised that acute leukaemia commonly presents as non-traumatic limb pain. This case highlights the need to consider acute leukaemia in the differential diagnosis of any persisting bone or joint pain, even in the context of recent injury.