Blueberry Muffin Baby Syndrome in a Patient with Congenital Leukemia: Clinical Case

Background. Blueberry muffin baby syndrome in newborns is characterized by diffuse nodular skin lesions and it is difficult for diagnosis due to diverse etiology. Etiological factors include congenital infections, intrauterine hemolytic disease, multifocal vascular abnormalities, and neoplastic conditions. Congenital neonatal leukemia is rare disease and it is usually revealed during the first month of life. Clinical case description. This clinical case presents a patient with congenital acute myeloid leukemia and severe skin manifestations. Treatment has included risk-adapted chemotherapy with subsequent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from a haploidentical donor (father). Conclusion. The significance of multidisciplinary approach in management of patients with congenital leukemias consist of timely determination of the disease variant, prognostic risk group, and initiation of programmed treatment.

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