Urticaria pigmentosa and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Childhood urticaria pigmentosa is generally considered to have a good prognosis with the majority of cases undergoing spontaneous resolution. However, there have been a number of reports of haematological malignancies occurring in association with urticaria pigmentosa. We describe a child with extensive urticaria pigmentosa and a congenital cardiac anomaly who developed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and suggest a possible common aetiology.
Lewis
H M
HM
Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, England, UK.
Winter
E
E
Darbyshire
P
P
Yoong
A
A
Marsden
J R
JR
Moss
C
C
D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications*; D014582:Urticaria Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications*