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When Dermatitis becomes Childhood Leukemia: A Case-Based Review
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Volume
14
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3
July-September 2017
Pages: 63-65
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2017.26
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Dassi N, Peres F L X, de Souza M V, da Silva R A, Furlanetto M d A, Taniguchi A N, Daudt L E, Michalowski M B. When Dermatitis becomes Childhood Leukemia: A Case-Based Review. Pediatr Oncall J. 2017;14: 63-65. doi: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2017.26
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When Dermatitis becomes Childhood Leukemia: A Case-Based Review
Natalia Dassi
1
, Fernanda Lagares Xavier Peres
1
, Meriene Viquetti de Souza
2
, Roberta Alves da Silva
3
, Marina de Almeida Furlanetto
3
, Adriano Nori Taniguchi
2
, Liane Esteves Daudt
2
, Mariana Bohns Michalowski
2
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1
Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
2
Division of Hematology, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
3
Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre - Hospital da Criança Santo Antonio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Abstract
Leukemia cutis is characterized by the infiltration of leukemic cells into the skin. As a rare presentation of acute myelogenous leukemia or acute lymphoblastic leukemia with marked clinical heterogeneity, the diagnosis may be difficult or delayed. We report two cases of leukemia cutis that occurred simultaneously at two different hospitals with very different presentations: a 3-year-old boy with a purplish-red lesion in the lower extremity resembling hemangioma; and a 4-year-old boy with an impetigo-like lesion on the scalp. We highlight the importance of including cutaneous leukemia in the differential diagnosis of children with unusual evolution of skin lesions.
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