Unmistakable morphology?: infantile malignant osteopetrosis resembling juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in infants

The initial clinical and hematologic presentation of infantile malignant osteopetrosis may be indistinguishable from that of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in infants. Timely radiographic imaging, however, allows straightforward delineation of these 2 severe diseases and facilitates immediate init...

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Main Authors: Strauss, Anne (Author) , Buchholz, Bernd (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: August 2015
In: The journal of pediatrics
Year: 2015, Volume: 167, Issue: 2, Pages: 486-488
ISSN:1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.064
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.064
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347615004485
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Author Notes:Anne Strauss, MD, Ingrid Furlan, MD, Sandra Steinmann, Bernd Buchholz, PhD, Bernhard Kremens, MD, Claudia Rossig, MD, Selim Corbacioglu, MD, Revathi Rajagopal, MD, Georgia Lahr, PhD, Ayami Yoshimi, Brigitte Strahm, MD, Charlotte M. Niemeyer, PhD, and Ansgar Schulz, MD, PhD
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Summary:The initial clinical and hematologic presentation of infantile malignant osteopetrosis may be indistinguishable from that of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in infants. Timely radiographic imaging, however, allows straightforward delineation of these 2 severe diseases and facilitates immediate initiation of appropriate therapy.
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ISSN:1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.064