title: Facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis: a case report.
abstract: We report a 62 year-old-man with facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis (ChAc). He showed chorea that started 20 years ago. The orofacial dyskinisia with tongue and cheek biting resulted in facial cellulitis. The peripheral blood smear revealed acanthocytosis of 25%. The overall of chorea, orofacial dyskinetic disorder, peripheral neuropathy, disturbed behavior, acanthocytosis and the atrophy of caudate nuclei was suggestive of a diagnosis of ChAc. To our knowledge no similar cases of facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis (ChAc) were found in a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Tahar Sfar University Hospital of Mahdia, Mahdia, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Younes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Samia
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Tahar Sfar University Hospital of Mahdia, Mahdia, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Cherif
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yosra
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Bellazreg
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foued
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Fattouma Bourguiba's University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Aissi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouna
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Tahar Sfar University Hospital of Mahdia, Mahdia, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Berriche
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olfa
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Souissi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jihed
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Tahar Sfar University Hospital of Mahdia, Mahdia, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Braham
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Fattouma Bourguiba's University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Frih-Ayed
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Mahbouba
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Letaief
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amel
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Tahar Sfar University Hospital of Mahdia, Mahdia, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sfar Mohamed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Habib
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054546:Neuroacanthocytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Choreo-acanthocytosis; dyskinetic movements; facial cellulitis