RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lactic acidosis expediting a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0220091601
DO 10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1601
VO 2009
A1 Heather Young
A1 Salil Singh
A1 Brigit Fiona Greystoke
A1 Robert Paul Willert
YR 2009
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.02.2009.1601.abstract
AB We report the finding of a low venous bicarbonate and lactic acidosis in a patient with mild pancytopenia which raised the suspicion of haematological malignancy and expedited the diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. This report highlights the value of testing for lactic acidosis when haematological malignancies are considered and reviews the metabolism of lactic acidosis.