
|Poll|September 24, 2011
Pediatric ALL Patient Develops Hemorrhagic Bullae
Author(s)Ted Rosen, MD
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A 2-year-old girl being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia develops a low-grade fever and two hemorrhagic bullae in the groin. Within a few days, her fever spikes to 104.8°F and is accompanied by shaking chills, nausea, and diarrhea. At presentation, the patient is modestly hypotensive, and the two bullous lesions have evolved to appear as depicted here.
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