Facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis: a case report

We report a 62 year-old-man with facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis (ChAc). He showed chorea that started 20 years ago. The orofacial dyskinisia with tongue and cheek biting resulted in facial cellulitis. The peripheral blood smear revealed acanthocytosis of 25%. The overall of chorea...

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Published in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 17; no. 322; p. 322
Main Authors:	Samia, Younes, Yosra, Cherif, Foued, Bellazreg, Mouna, Aissi, Olfa, Berriche, Jihed, Souissi, Hammadi, Braham, Mahbouba, Frih-Ayed, Amel, Letaief, Habib, Sfar Mohamed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014 The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:	Case Report Cellulitis - etiology Cellulitis - pathology choreo-acanthocytosis Diagnosis, Differential dyskinetic movements Face facial cellulitis Humans Male Middle Aged Neuroacanthocytosis - complications Neuroacanthocytosis - pathology facial cellulitis Choreo-acanthocytosis dyskinetic movements
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Summary:	We report a 62 year-old-man with facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis (ChAc). He showed chorea that started 20 years ago. The orofacial dyskinisia with tongue and cheek biting resulted in facial cellulitis. The peripheral blood smear revealed acanthocytosis of 25%. The overall of chorea, orofacial dyskinetic disorder, peripheral neuropathy, disturbed behavior, acanthocytosis and the atrophy of caudate nuclei was suggestive of a diagnosis of ChAc. To our knowledge no similar cases of facial cellulitis revealing choreo-acanthocytosis (ChAc) were found in a review of the literature.
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ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2014.17.322.4085