title: Cutaneous vasculitis as a presenting manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of, Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Nambiar Veettil
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Jayachandran
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar Shenoy
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhara
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanchinadham
authors.forename: Jugal Kishore
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kadel
authors.forename: Gumdal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narsimulu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone