Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia

Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia is considered a lymphoma by the World Health Organization. Cutaneous lesions, particularly of a specific type, are rare occurring in 5% of patients. What draws attention in this case is the unusual cutaneous clinical manifestation and its location on the genitals, whi...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Cláudia Cardoso de Macedo, Bressa, José Antônio Nascimento, Mendes, Fernanda, Roncada, Eduardo Vinicius Mendes, Monteiro, Rodrigo, Abreu, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163775
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Sumario:Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia is considered a lymphoma by the World Health Organization. Cutaneous lesions, particularly of a specific type, are rare occurring in 5% of patients. What draws attention in this case is the unusual cutaneous clinical manifestation and its location on the genitals, which has not been described in researched literature, therefore imposing differential diagnosis with other etiologies of genital ulcers.

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