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Patología Revista Latinoamericana

2011, Number S1

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Patol Rev Latinoam 2011; 49 (S1)

Ischemis fasciitis. First pediatric case

Drut R

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: s51-s53
PDF size: 370.61 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Ischemic fasciitis is a rare pseudosarcomatous fibroblastic proliferation which presents in soft tissues of decubital zones related to bone protuberances in debilitated patients. This paper describes the case of a 13 year-old girl with AML under treatment who developed a large area of necrosis of the skin at the right occipital-parietal region. The surgical specimen presented, besides the necrotic areas, extensive involvement of the fascia, hypodermis and deep dermis by proliferating granulation tissue containing epithelioid myofibroblasts with large, vesicular nucleus with prominent nucleolus, suggesting a spindle cell sarcoma. The lesion was interpreted as representing an example of ischemic fasciitis. There are no references of ischemic fasciitis in children.


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