Leg ulcer in hereditary spherocytosis.
Indolent leg ulcers are a rare complication found in patients with hereditary spherocytosis. We report a 13-year-old girl with hereditary spherocytosis who developed a chronic painful ulcer on the medial malleolus. All other etiologies were ruled out. Nine months after splenectomy the ulcer healed completely and the symptoms disappeared. We discuss and review this unusual entity in children.
Giraldi
Susana
S
Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. sgiraldi@hc.ufpr.br
Abbage
Kerstin T
KT
Marinoni
Leide P
LP
Oliveira
Vania
V
Pianowski
Mara A
MA
Lehmkuhl
Adelina E
AE
Fillus Neto
José
J
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy