title: Leg ulcer in hereditary spherocytosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. sgiraldi@hc.ufpr.br
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giraldi
authors.forename: Kerstin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Abbage
authors.forename: Leide P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Marinoni
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Mara A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pianowski
authors.forename: Adelina E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lehmkuhl
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fillus Neto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy