Hypopyon-an early sign of leukaemic relapse

✍ Scribed by Lin, H. P. ;Chandran, S. ;Tan, M. K. ;Sinniah, D.

• Book ID: 102949752
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 760 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950080113

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A 5‐year‐old girl with ALL developed leukaemic hypopyon after 33 months of treatment. Bone marrow and CNS relapse developed 3 months later, which was successfully treated. Local radiotherapy did not prevent an ocular relapse 2 months later, and a second course of irradiation was successfully given. She developed a second bone marrow relapse and died about 9 months after hypopyon was first identified. It is postulated that hypopyon may be an early sign of leukaemic relapse.