title: Myelodysplastic syndrome presenting as cutaneous purpura.
abstract: Myelodysplastic syndrome is a preleukemic, clonal disorder of the hematopoetic stem cell. Cutaneous manifestations include infections, vasculitis, neutrophilic dermatoses, and leukemia cutis. Senile purpura is a common condition occurring in elderly individuals who lack other systemic or hematologic diseases. We present a case of myelodysplastic syndrome in which cutaneous lesions resembling senile purpura were the initial clinical manifestation.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Ohio 45267, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fein
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011693:Purpura / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology