Acute Pancreatitis as an Initial Manifestation of Pediatric AML: A Case Report with Review of Literature

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) accounts for around 15 to 20% of childhood leukemia. Acute leukemia has variable presenting features and extramedullary manifestations typically occur in 10 to 20% of patients with AML, even before bone marrow involvement. Therefore, leukemia may get unnoticed if symptoms from other organs predominate. Acute pancreatitis, as an initial manifestation of acute leukemia, is seen commonly during and after the course of chemotherapy.

Keywords

• acute myeloid leukemia
• acute pancreatitis
• case report
• extramedullary