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Each patient with ALL was paired by age with two children with JIA. Logistic regression was used to compare clinical and laboratory data from the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Forty-nine children with ALL and 98 with JIA were included. The single most important feature distinguishing ALL from JIA was the presence of hepatomegaly, splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy; at least one of these manifestations was present in 37 cases with ALL, but only in 2 controls with JIA, for an odds ratio (OR) of 154 [95%CI: 30\u2013793] (regression coefficient: 5.0). If the presence of these findings is missed or disregarded, multivariate analyses showed that non-articular bone pain and\/or general symptoms (asthenia, anorexia or weight loss) (regression coefficient: 4.8, OR 124 [95%CI: 11.4\u2013236]), neutrophils &lt;\u20092\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\/L (regression coefficient: 3.9, OR 50 [95%CI: 4.3\u201358]), and platelets &lt;\u2009300\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\/L (regression coefficient: 2.6, OR 14 [95%CI: 2.3\u201383.9]) were associated with the presence of ALL (area under the ROC curve: 0.96 [95%CI: 0.93\u20130.99]).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Based on our findings we propose the following preliminary decision tree to be tested in prospective studies: in children presenting with at least 1 month of osteoarticular pain and no obvious ALL in peripheral smear, perform a bone marrow examination if hepatomegaly, splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy is present. 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