The spectrum of cutaneous lesions in pediatric patients with leukemia.
This is a clinical study that attempts to determine the incidence and patterns of cutaneous lesions in 109 pediatric patients with leukemia. Non-specific lesions, namely, adverse reactions to chemotherapy, complications of immunosuppression, and hemorrhagic diathesis were seen in 88.7% of those patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia and in 88.9% of patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia cutis was seen in three patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, and in one patient with congenital leukemia. It seems that although skin complications are a frequent event in the course of childhood leukemia, leukemic infiltration of the skin a is rare event.
Molina
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Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan 00936-5067.
Sánchez
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Lugo-Somolinos
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D000293:Adolescent; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents