Leukemia cutis mimicking stasis dermatitis.
A patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in blast crisis experienced a peculiar painful eruption on his left lower extremity during the preterminal phase of his disease. The lesion was characterized by tender, edematous, purpuric infiltration which resembled stasis dermatitis clinically. Dermatopathologic examination demonstrated leukemia cutis.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis