title: Follicular mucinosis as a presenting sign of acute myeloblastic leukemia.
abstract: Follicular mucinosis is often associated with mycosis fungoides and has been rarely observed to occur with other neoplastic and inflammatory conditions. We describe a 60-year-old patient with follicular mucinosis who later developed acute myelogenous leukemia. This is the first reported case of follicular mucinosis as a presenting sign of acute myeloblastic leukemia in the absence of mycosis fungoides or leukemia cutis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Sumner
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grichnik
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000473:pathology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000507:Mucinosis, Follicular / Q000209:etiology*; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000473:pathology; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003561:Cytarabine; D004317:Doxorubicin