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Petechial brain haemorrhages in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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A 37-year-old office worker was referred to our hospital with severe weakness, malaise, headache and altered mental status. He was mildly febrile (37.5°C) with reported episodes of agitation. A blood count revealed 709 720 white blood cells (WBC)/μl with 33 000 platelets/μl. The clinical, imaging and laboratory workup led to a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) …
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Contributors RS contributed to the diagnosis and MRI interpretation, and drafted the manuscript. VLB contributed to the MRI interpretation and revised the manuscript.
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.