Metastatic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case in a Child with Acute Pre-B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Joint Authors

Torres-Álvarez, Bertha
Hernández-Blanco, Diana
Castanedo-Cázares, Juan Pablo
Reyes-Herrera, Amalia
Oros-Ovalle, Cuauhtemoc

Source

Case Reports in Hematology

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-08-05

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Hypercalcemia in children with malignancy is an uncommon condition.

It has been described in leukemia patients with impaired renal excretion of calcium or osteolytic lesions.

Metastatic calcinosis cutis (MCC) may develop if hypercalcemia persists.

We report the case of a 5-year-old girl with an atypical dermatosis and unspecific gastrointestinal symptoms.

Considered clinical diagnoses were xanthomas, histiocytosis, molluscum contagiosum, and nongenital warts.

Cutaneous histological analysis showed amorphous basophilic deposits in the dermis suggestive of calcium deposits.

Laboratory tests confirmed serum hypercalcemia.

Extensive investigations such as bone marrow biopsy established the diagnosis of an acute pre-B cell lymphoblastic leukemia.

Hypercalcemia in hematopoietic malignancies is unusual, especially as initial manifestation of the disease.

Careful review of the literature fails to reveal previous reports of these peculiar cutaneous lesions of MCC in children with leukemia.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Castanedo-Cázares, Juan Pablo& Reyes-Herrera, Amalia& Hernández-Blanco, Diana& Oros-Ovalle, Cuauhtemoc& Torres-Álvarez, Bertha. 2015. Metastatic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case in a Child with Acute Pre-B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058602

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Castanedo-Cázares, Juan Pablo…[et al.]. Metastatic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case in a Child with Acute Pre-B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058602

American Medical Association (AMA)

Castanedo-Cázares, Juan Pablo& Reyes-Herrera, Amalia& Hernández-Blanco, Diana& Oros-Ovalle, Cuauhtemoc& Torres-Álvarez, Bertha. Metastatic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case in a Child with Acute Pre-B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058602

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058602