(2024) María Trinidad Hasbún; Hasbún, María Trinidad; Agüero, Rosario; Decombe, Camila
A 7-year-old boy diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy and broad-spectrum antibiotics presented with a 2-week history of fever and a painful localized nodule on his right thigh.
Physical examination revealed a 2 cm solitary painful, well-demarcated, violaceous nodule on the patient's right thigh. The lab test results revealed an absolute neutrophil count of 0, platelet count of 44,000/μL, and C-reactive protein of 200 mg/dL (reference range, 0.1–0.5 mg/dL).