title: Leukemia cutis and facial nerve palsy as presenting symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: Leukemia cutis and facial nerve palsy are rare presenting symptoms of leukemia. This report describes a case of acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) presenting with only these two symptoms, a presentation of ALL that, to our knowledge, has not been previously described. It serves to alert physicians to look for underlying malignancy in the setting of cutaneous findings associated with facial nerve palsy.
authors.affiliation: Sackler School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Heidi L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grynspan
authors.forename: Nordau
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanigsberg
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*