title: Urticaria pigmentosa and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, England, UK.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Darbyshire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoong
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marsden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: 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*