Leukemia cutis in acute myeloid leukemia signifies a poor prognosis. 2018

Jolie A Krooks, and Angela G Weatherall
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA.

Leukemia cutis (LC) is a rare neoplastic infiltration of the skin or subcutaneous tissue by leukemic cells. Because it correlates with sites of additional extramedullary involvement, it typically portends a poor prognosis. Although most cases of LC present concurrently with bone marrow infiltration, skin findings may precede systemic involvement in some cases; thus, early detection by dermatologists is essential. We report a case of a 66-year-old man who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the cutaneous presentation of LC.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005145 Face The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw. Faces
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001132 Arm The superior part of the upper extremity between the SHOULDER and the ELBOW. Brachium,Upper Arm,Arm, Upper,Arms,Arms, Upper,Brachiums,Upper Arms
D012871 Skin Diseases Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS. Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease
D013909 Thorax The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Chest,Thoraces,Chests,Thorace
D015470 Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Clonal expansion of myeloid blasts in bone marrow, blood, and other tissue. Myeloid leukemias develop from changes in cells that normally produce NEUTROPHILS; BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and MONOCYTES. Leukemia, Myelogenous, Acute,Leukemia, Nonlymphocytic, Acute,Myeloid Leukemia, Acute,Nonlymphocytic Leukemia, Acute,ANLL,Acute Myelogenous Leukemia,Acute Myeloid Leukemia,Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Maturation,Acute Myeloid Leukemia without Maturation,Leukemia, Acute Myelogenous,Leukemia, Acute Myeloid,Leukemia, Myeloblastic, Acute,Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, M1,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, M2,Leukemia, Nonlymphoblastic, Acute,Myeloblastic Leukemia, Acute,Myelocytic Leukemia, Acute,Myelogenous Leukemia, Acute,Myeloid Leukemia, Acute, M1,Myeloid Leukemia, Acute, M2,Nonlymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute,Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia,Acute Myeloblastic Leukemias,Acute Myelocytic Leukemia,Acute Myelocytic Leukemias,Acute Myelogenous Leukemias,Acute Myeloid Leukemias,Acute Nonlymphoblastic Leukemia,Acute Nonlymphoblastic Leukemias,Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia,Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemias,Leukemia, Acute Myeloblastic,Leukemia, Acute Myelocytic,Leukemia, Acute Nonlymphoblastic,Leukemia, Acute Nonlymphocytic,Leukemias, Acute Myeloblastic,Leukemias, Acute Myelocytic,Leukemias, Acute Myelogenous,Leukemias, Acute Myeloid,Leukemias, Acute Nonlymphoblastic,Leukemias, Acute Nonlymphocytic,Myeloblastic Leukemias, Acute,Myelocytic Leukemias, Acute,Myelogenous Leukemias, Acute,Myeloid Leukemias, Acute,Nonlymphoblastic Leukemias, Acute,Nonlymphocytic Leukemias, Acute
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal

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