title: Leukemia cutis: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Leukemia cutis is the term used for cutaneous manifestations of leukemia, which can have varied clinical presentations. A skin biopsy can help in diagnosing such condition and differentiating it from other skin diseases. We present a case where a 45 years old man presented with diffuse papulovesicular skin lesions mimicking dessiminated herpes. Further workup revealed patient having acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M2) and skin biopsy showed infiltration by myeloblasts. With chemotherapy patient went into remission and skin lesions healed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, First Floor, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Tulika
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: Pravas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Somesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Leukemia cutis; Myeloperoxidase