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
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
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