Imaging Journal of Clinical and Medical Sciences
Leukemia Cutis
Department of Dermatology Venereology, Hassan II University Hospital Fez, Morocco
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Nissrine A, Gallouj S, Meziane M, Mernissi F (2015) Leukemia Cutis. Imaging J Clin Medical Sci. 2015; 2(1): 010-010. Available from: 10.17352/2455-8702.000020
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© 2015 Nissrine A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.A patient of 55 years presented seven days ago a fever. Since 3 days he developed multiple nodular lesions. Dermatological examination revealed pruriginous pinkish and infiltrated plaques, nodules and papules, with firm consistency, disseminated on the trunk .There was no mucosal or nail lesions. The rest of the physical examination was normal. Histology was in favor of leukemia cutis witch correspond to cutaneous localization of acute leukemia. The study of skin lesions allowed a quick diagnosis of the etiology of fever. The care of his leukemia is accompanied by the disappearance of lesions.
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A patient of 55 years presented seven days ago a fever. Since 3 days he developed multiple nodular lesions. Dermatological examination revealed pruriginous pinkish and infiltrated plaques, nodules and papules, with firm consistency, disseminated on the trunk .There was no mucosal or nail lesions. The rest of the physical examination was normal. Histology was in favor of leukemia cutis witch correspond to cutaneous localization of acute leukemia. The study of skin lesions allowed a quick diagnosis of the etiology of fever. The care of his leukemia is accompanied by the disappearance of lesions.
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