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Leukemia Cutis and Facial Nerve Palsy as Presenting Symptoms of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Gold Heidi L.,
Grynspan David,
Kanigsberg Nordau
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12314
Subject(s) - medicine , leukemia cutis , lymphoblastic leukemia , palsy , facial nerve palsy , leukemia , dermatology , malignancy , presentation (obstetrics) , cutis , pathology , surgery , alternative medicine
Leukemia cutis and facial nerve palsy are rare presenting symptoms of leukemia. This report describes a case of acute T‐cell lymphoblastic leukemia ( ALL ) presenting with only these two symptoms, a presentation of ALL that, to our knowledge, has not been previously described. It serves to alert physicians to look for underlying malignancy in the setting of cutaneous findings associated with facial nerve palsy.