Journals / Eurasian Journal of Medicine / 2016 / Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 2

Dermatological Findings in Turkish Paediatric Haematology-Oncology Patients

Türk Pediatrik Hematoloji-Onkoloji Hastalarında Dermatolojik Bulgular

Pages
107–111
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Three were identified as dysplastic nevus, but malignant transformation was not observed during the one-year study period.Conclusion: Regular dermatological consultation may help resolve the diagnostic and therapeutic problems in paediatric haemato-oncology clinics.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Diagnoses of skin, mucosae, hair and nail manifestations in malignant diseases are often challenging because of life-threatening drug reactions, opportunistic infections or skin involvement of primary processes.
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Key Findings & Data:Three dermatologists daily consulted all patients admitted to the clinic during a one-year period.Results: The study group comprised of 157 children (79 female/78 male) aged 1-16 years (mean 7.19±4.63).
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Conclusion & Impact:Three were identified as dysplastic nevus, but malignant transformation was not observed during the one-year study period.Conclusion: Regular dermatological consultation may help resolve the diagnostic and therapeutic problems in paediatric haemato-oncology clinics.
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Objective: Diagnoses of skin, mucosae, hair and nail manifestations in malignant diseases are often challenging because of life-threatening drug reactions, opportunistic infections or skin involvement of primary processes. Description of morphology, configuration and distribution of lesions is important in order to differentiate the self-healing eruptions from serious side effects of chemotherapy. There are case reports from Turkey including dermatological manifestations of malignancies and case series in adult patients but there are no published large group studies assessing all manifestations in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphological features of dermatological findings in children with haemato-oncological diseases.Materials and Methods: The study was performed at the Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic, Turkey. Three dermatologists daily consulted all patients admitted to the clinic during a one-year period.Results: The study group comprised of 157 children (79 female/78 male) aged 1-16 years (mean 7.19±4.63). Detailed dermatological examinations were performed, including oral-genital mucosae, hair and nails. Thorough skin examination revealed that 70% of the patients exhibited at least one dermatological finding. Generalized xerosis and hyperpigmentation were the most common findings among patients undergoing chemotherapy (24.19%). Multiple nevi on at least 10 covered areas were very frequent among patients undergoing long-term chemotherapy (18.47%). Three were identified as dysplastic nevus, but malignant transformation was not observed during the one-year study period.Conclusion: Regular dermatological consultation may help resolve the diagnostic and therapeutic problems in paediatric haemato-oncology clinics.

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Amaç: Malign hastalıklarda deri, mukoza, saç ve tırnak bulgularının tanısı hayatı tehdit eden ilaç reaksiyonları, fırsatçı enfeksiyonlar ya da primer hastalığın deri tutulumları sebebi ile çoğu zaman zordur. Lezyonların morfoloji, şekil ve dağılımları kendiliğinden iyileşen lezyonlardan kemoterapinin ciddi yan etkilerine kadar olan bulguların ayırıcı tanısında önemlidir. Türkiye'den malignitelerin ayrıntılı dermatolojik bulgularını sunan vaka bildirileri ve serileri yetişkinlerle ilgili olup çocuk hastaları içeren geniş gurup çalışması yoktur. Bu çalışmanın amacı hemato-onkolojik çocuk hastalardaki dermatolojik bulguların morfolojik özelliklerini değerlendirmektir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatrik Hematoloji-Onkoloji Kliniği'nde yapıldı. Üç dermatolog bir yıl boyunca her gün klinikteki tüm hastaları konsulte etti.Bulgular: Çalışma gurubunu yaşları 1-16 (ortalama 7,19±4,63) arasında değişen 157 çocuk (79 kız/78 erkek) oluşturdu. Oral-genital mukoza, saç ve tırnakları da içeren ayrıntılı dermatolojik muayene yapıldı. Hastaların %70'inde en az bir adet dermatolojik bulgu mevcuttu. Kemoterapi gören hastalarda en sık yaygın kseroz ve hiperpigmentasyon görüldü (%24,19). En az 10 alanda multiple nevüsler uzun süre kemoterapi alanlarda sık görüldü (%18,47). Bunların üçü displastik nevüstü ancak bir yıllık çalışma periyodunda malign transformasyon görülmedi.Sonuç: Pediatrik hemato-onkoloji kliniklerinde düzenli dermatolojik muayene tanısal ve tedavi problemlerini çözmede yardımcı olabilir.

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COLGECEN, E., TORUN, Y. A., PATİROGLU, T., UKSAL, U., TASLİDERE, N., BORLU, M., OZTURK, P., OZDEMİR, M. A. (2022). Dermatological Findings in Turkish Paediatric Haematology-Oncology Patients. Eurasian Journal of Medicine, Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 2, 107–111. https://ajindex.com/articles/509067

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