Numb chin syndrome as initial manifestation in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Numb chin syndrome (NCS) describes the affection of the inferior alveolar nerve and is a purely sensory neuropathy. Its symptoms include numbness of the skin of the chin, the lip and the gingival mucosa. Mostly seen in adults, it has rarely been described in children. We report on an 11-year-old male who presented with NCS as initial manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia of B-cell type.
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. elisabeth.kraigher-krainer@meduni-graz.at
Elisabeth
E
Kraigher-Krainer
Herwig
H
Lackner
Petra
P
Sovinz
Wolfgang
W
Schwinger
Martin
M
Benesch
Christian
C
Urban
D002648:Child; D002680:Chin / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012074:Remission Induction