Cutaneous vasculitis as a presenting manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia.
One of the rare causes of secondary vasculitides is malignancy. Hematological malignancies produce secondary vasculitis more frequently than solid malignancies. Here in we report a case of acute myeloid leukemia presenting with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive vasculitis. This case highlights the importance of looking for underlying malignancies, especially leukemias in patients presenting with features of systemic vasculitides.
Jayachandran
Nambiar Veettil
NV
Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of, Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Thomas
Joe
J
Chandrasekhara
Pradeep Kumar Shenoy
PK
Kanchinadham
Suresh
S
Kadel
Jugal Kishore
JK
Narsimulu
Gumdal
G
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone