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A Case of Burkitt Leukemia Presenting with Malnutrition
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Case Report
VOLUME: 6 ISSUE: 1
P: 53-55
April 2016

A Case of Burkitt Leukemia Presenting with Malnutrition

J Acad Res Med 2016;6(1):53-55
DOI: 10.5152/jarem.2015.751
Reyhan Gümüştekin 1
Nafiye Urgancı 2
Zeynep Yıldız Yıldırmak 3
1. Clinic of Pediatrics, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2. Clinic of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
3. Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Received Date: 30.04.2015
Accepted Date: 29.07.2015
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ABSTRACT

The incidence of malnutrition is increasing in cases with malignancies in which catabolism is increased. Burkitt lymphoma and leukemia is differentiated by the ratio of blastic cells in bone marrow (>25% or <25%). The primary tumor is usually in the abdomen in cases with Burkitt lymphoma. The most common locations are ileocecal, appendix and ascendant colon and the most common symptoms are abdominal pain and abdominal distention. The other associated symptoms are nausea, vomiting, weight loss and defecation disorders. In this report, a case with Burkitt lymphoma admitted with malnutrition is presented. (JAREM 2016; 6: 53-5)