Persistent osteoarticular pain in children: early clinical and laboratory findings suggestive of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (a multicenter case-control study of 147 patients)

• Main Authors: Mathilde Louvigné (Author), Josué Rakotonjanahary (Author), Laurence Goumy (Author), Aude Tavenard (Author), Jean-François Brasme (Author), Fanny Rialland (Author), André Baruchel (Author), Marie-Françoise Auclerc (Author), Véronique Despert (Author), Marie Desgranges (Author), Sylvie Jean (Author), Albert Faye (Author), Ulrich Meinzer (Author), Mathie Lorrot (Author), Chantal Job-Deslandre (Author), Brigitte Bader-Meunier (Author), Virginie Gandemer (Author), Isabelle Pellier (Author), on behalf of the GOCE Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to identify early clinical and laboratory features that distinguish acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in children presenting with persistent bone or joint pain for at least 1 month. Methods We performed a multice...