A case of fetal leukemia with intracranial hemorrhage and early-onset jaundice. Fetal leukemia with intracranial hemorrhage and jaundice

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Apr;279(4):599-601. doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0784-3. Epub 2008 Sep 3.

Abstract

We report a case of a neonate who was diagnosed as having congenital leukemia after presenting with an intracranial hemorrhage. The chief symptom was early-onset jaundice due to the hemorrhage. The intracranial hemorrhage and post-hemorrhage hydrocephalus advanced. In addition, the leukemia worsened leading to death at 14 days old. The possibility of leukemia, although rare, should be considered as a cause of intracranial hemorrhage in term babies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology
  • Jaundice / etiology*
  • Leukemia / complications
  • Leukemia / congenital*
  • Leukemia / therapy
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed