Leukemia Cutis (Answer to the Clinical Quiz of the Previous Issue)

authors:

avatar M Dehghani 1 , *

Assistant Professor, Section of hematology oncology, Department of Internal medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

how to cite: Dehghani M. Leukemia Cutis (Answer to the Clinical Quiz of the Previous Issue). Shiraz E-Med J. 2009;10(2): 93-6. 

Abstract

Abstract:

Skin infiltration in leukemia occurs rarely. Leukemia cutis has a wide range of cutaneous manifestations from maculopapular to tumorous stage. Patients with Leukemia cutis usually have concomitant systemic leukemia, but occasionally skin involvement precedes the in-volvement of the bone marrow or peripheral blood. Complete remission could be achieved with chemotherapy, however, the long term prognosis is poor.

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