Chilblain-like leukaemia cutis.
Chilblain, also known as pernio, is an abnormal inflammatory response to cold, moist environmental conditions. Persistent or atypical lesions should prompt investigation to exclude underlying systemic illness. We describe a case of acute myeloid leukaemia that presented with chilblain-like leukaemia cutis.
Department of Internal Medicine (Dermatology), University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Chi
C
Tran
Lee's Summit Dermatology Associates, Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA.
Gary
G
McEwen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Garth Robert
GR
Fraga
D000368:Aged; D002647:Chilblains / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology