ACUTE B-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA IN A 19-YEAR-OLD MALE WITH PYREXIA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN

TARUGUVANDLA SANDHYA RANI; RAVITEJA NALABOTHULA; SHANMUKHA SAI BOLISETTY; MANNE LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SANDEEP

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2025v18i8.55550

Authors

TARUGUVANDLA SANDHYA RANI Final Year Postgraduate, Department of General Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.of General Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0354-8912
RAVITEJA NALABOTHULA Department of General Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1321-914X
SHANMUKHA SAI BOLISETTY Department of General Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8817-2787
MANNE LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SANDEEP Department of General Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2025v18i8.55550

Keywords:

Pyrexia of unknown origin

Abstract

Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) is a clinical challenge defined by a persistent fever exceeding three weeks without a discernible aetiology, despite preliminary examinations. This case report details a 19-year-old male engineering student who was originally managed for pyrexia and subsequently identified with acute B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL), showing the complex nature of the diagnosis procedure in cases of Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)

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