AN OUTPATIENT CASE OF CHRONIC BACKACHE… CLL THE MASQUERADER

Sachinkumar M. Patankar, Yagnesh Dhiren Doshi*, Anita Basavaraj, Sarang Tungikar and Dhanashree

ABSTRACT

Hereby we report a case of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in an old age female, manifesting in one of its rarest forms of varied vertebral lesions with the only presenting complaint of the patient being Backache. The report enlightens one about the importance of suspicion in making a diagnosis of one of its rare kind. We hereby highlight the importance of evaluating a case of backache in any given patient considering the vast differentials it may present with along with the importance of histopathological examination.

Keywords: CLL, BACKACHE, B CELL, HISTOPATHOLOGY, IHC.