Morel-Lavallée Lesion: Presenting Etiology of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in an Adolescent Athlete: A Case Report.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
CASE: A 16-year-old boy presented with a concealed degloving lesion of the knee, a Morel-Lavallée lesion, 3 weeks after an injury to the right knee while playing basketball. An incidental hematologic finding led to the additional diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia.
CONCLUSION: Morel-Lavallée lesions often can be overlooked and appear to be subcutaneous hematomas. This case was complicated further by a leukemic condition that was likely the causative mechanism for the recalcitrant nature of the lesion in this athlete.
Volume
6
Issue
4
First Page
99
Last Page
99
ISSN
2160-3251
Published In/Presented At
Hadley, C., Wowkanech, C., Eck, B., Austin, L., Sankar, W., & Tjoumakaris, F. (2016). Morel-Lavallée Lesion: Presenting Etiology of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in an Adolescent Athlete: A Case Report. JBJS case connector, 6(4), e99. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.16.00112
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
29252752
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine, Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article