Acute and chronic forms of leukemia may initially present with oral manifestations. These manifestations may include gingival swelling, petechiae, ecchymosis, gingival hemorrhage, mucosal pallor and oral infections (e.g., herpes simplex, Candidiasis). Treatment for leukemia may involve the use of chemotherapeutics, some of which are associated with adverse drug reactions which may also present ...

Dear Editor, Angiosarcoma is a rare tumour commonly affecting elderly men, usually occurring on the head and neck region.1 The tumour usually presents as ecchymosis-like plaques, and less commonly with haemorrhage, oedema, ulceration and recurrent facial angioedema. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) may occur in association with a vascular tumour and is characterised by consumption of platelets a...

A previously undescribed syndrome affecting the fingers of women is presented. The patients experience a sharp pain and then the fingers become blue and numb. The discoloration resolves within 72 hours without the changes normally associated with an ecchymosis. Clinical and haematological examination of six patients failed to show any common factors or associated systemic disease. This syndrome...

A 69-year-old woman with a history of valve replacement for her aortic stenosis presented with the chief complaint of left arm pain, fever, chills, and fatigue. No recent dental procedures had been performed. However, she had undergone a colonoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding 2 months prior to this visit. Her physical examination was notable for pyrexia, a left forearm ecchymosis, and a puls...

A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a complaint of left eye pain and redness for three days. The eye was initially watery and pruritic and a day later had become completely red and painful. He had no vision changes or antecedent trauma and denied any constitutional or upper respiratory symptoms. Vital signs were normal. The left upper eyelid showed ecchymosis. Pupi...

Body that of a male adult and apparently well nourished. There were two large contusions with considerable laceration of and ecchymosis in the subcutaneous soft structures. Ono of these (contusions) was situated on the left side of the head, extending from the ear to nearly the parietal protuberanco and from the temple to a little above the mastoid process ; the other, which looked even larger,...

An 11-year-old American boy was staying with his family in Indonesia. He presented with a 5-month history of recurrent bruises and ecchymosis. A clinical diagnosis of acquired platelet dysfunction with eosinophilia was made when his full blood counts showed hypereosinophilia (7.4×10(9)/L) with normal platelet count and gray platelets under the microscope. The diagnosis was supported by abnormal...

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Abstract A 6-year-old unilateral cryptorchid dog presented with episcleral haemorrhage and ecchymosis. The complete blood count was consistent pancytopaenia. Abdominal imaging confirmed the presence of a caudal abdominal mass suspected to be Sertoli cell tumour (SCT) associated myelotoxicity. myelotoxicity induced thrombocytopaenia delay in obtaining serum oestradiol results could make it chall...