Subacute myelomonocytic leukemia--an unusual skin manifestation.
This case report concerns a 44-year-old woman with subacute myelomonocytic leukemia who developed an unusual bullous lesion on her leg. Initially treated as a bacterial ecthyma, this lesion proved to be a specific leukemic infiltrate. We will briefly review myelomonocytic leukemia and the skin findings of the myeloid leukemias.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology