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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(02): 263-265
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_183_17
Case Report

Blueberry Muffin Baby: An Unusual Presentation of Infantile Neuroblastoma

Mritunjay Kumar
Department of Pediatrics, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
,
Gaurav Batra
Department of Pediatrics, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
,
Aditya Saun
Department of Pediatrics, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
,
Ragini Singh
Department of Pediatrics, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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Abstract

Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor of infancy presenting clinically in a plethora of different and sometimes unpredictable ways with a wide range of symptoms. Young children can present with bluish skin metastases that may resemble bruising secondary to child abuse. Blueberry muffin baby had been reported to be a manifestation of either dermal erythropoiesis secondary to some congenital viral infections or neoplastic infiltrations. Among the neoplastic diseases, neuroblastoma has been the most common association with these subcutaneous skin metastases. Here, we report 2 months infant with neuroblastoma who presented with abdominal distension and multiple blueberry muffin nodules.

Keywords

Blueberry muffin - children - metastasis - neuroblastoma - skin


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Article published online:
23 June 2021

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