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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric dermatology 2003-09, Vol.20 (5), p.427-428
Hauptverfasser:	Giraldi, Susana, Abbage, Kerstin T., Marinoni, Leide P., Oliveira, Vania, Pianowski, Mara A., Lehmkuhl, Adelina E., Neto, José Fillus
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies Biological and medical sciences Diseases of red blood cells Female Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans Leg Ulcer - etiology Medical sciences Spherocytosis, Hereditary - complications Spherocytosis, Hereditary - surgery Splenectomy Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	: 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.
ISSN:	0736-8046 1525-1470
DOI:	10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20512.x