Beatriz Villanueva Iribarren
Servicio de Análisis Clínicos. Laboratorio unificado de Navarra (LUNA). Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
AN UNUSUAL DEBUT OF ACUTE LEUKEMIA
Figure 1. May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining picture taken with Cellavision® of peripheral blood frame of the patient, showing blasts with a high nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio and some nucleoli.
It is presented the case of an 89-year-old woman with sudden and non-transient onset of strength loss, disorientation and speech difficulties. The patient was presented to the nearest referral hospital, where initial examination showed dysphagia, facial asymmetry and severe headache, besides worsening of previous motor deficits.
It is presented the case of an 89-year-old woman with sudden and non-transient onset of strength loss, disorientation and speech difficulties. The patient was presented to the nearest referral hospital, where initial examination showed dysphagia, facial asymmetry and severe headache, besides worsening of previous motor deficits.
