title: Massive petechiae as an initial symptom of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. aberi@med.hokudai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Riichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshinari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyauchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology*; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*