Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review

Leukemia cutis (LC) is a broad term that describes the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes into the skin. Classically, LC is characterized by erythematous papules and nodules. However, LC can have a widely variable presentation. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain a high index of suspicion for LC...

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Autores principales: AlTassan, Fatimah M, Qadoumi, Tala A, Alhallaf, Rama A, Alsaif, Fahad M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10642166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37965423
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47018
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Alsaif, Fahad M
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description Leukemia cutis (LC) is a broad term that describes the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes into the skin. Classically, LC is characterized by erythematous papules and nodules. However, LC can have a widely variable presentation. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain a high index of suspicion for LC through a complete clinical assessment, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry to distinguish this entity from other clinical mimickers. Herein, we report a case of biopsy-proven LC presenting as a morbilliform eruption that was initially suspected to be a drug eruption in a child with acute monocytic leukemia.
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spelling pubmed-106421662023-11-14 Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review AlTassan, Fatimah M Qadoumi, Tala A Alhallaf, Rama A Alsaif, Fahad M Cureus Pediatrics Leukemia cutis (LC) is a broad term that describes the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes into the skin. Classically, LC is characterized by erythematous papules and nodules. However, LC can have a widely variable presentation. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain a high index of suspicion for LC through a complete clinical assessment, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry to distinguish this entity from other clinical mimickers. Herein, we report a case of biopsy-proven LC presenting as a morbilliform eruption that was initially suspected to be a drug eruption in a child with acute monocytic leukemia. Cureus 2023-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10642166/ /pubmed/37965423 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47018 Text en Copyright © 2023, AlTassan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review
title Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review
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title_short Leukemia Cutis Presenting as a Morbilliform Eruption: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort leukemia cutis presenting as a morbilliform eruption: a case report and literature review
topic Pediatrics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10642166/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47018
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