Dermoscopic Features of Leukemia Cutis-Case Series

M Sławińska; M Sokołowska-Wojdyło; W Biernat; A Zaryczańska; R J Nowicki; M Sobjanek

doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_534_19

Dermoscopic Features of Leukemia Cutis-Case Series

Indian J Dermatol. 2021 Mar-Apr;66(2):187-190. doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_534_19.

Authors

M Sławińska¹, M Sokołowska-Wojdyło¹, W Biernat², A Zaryczańska¹, R J Nowicki¹, M Sobjanek¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
² Department of Patomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Abstract

Leukemia cutis (LC) is a term describing skin lesions caused by cutaneous infiltration by hematological malignancies (myeloid or lymphoid). To our knowledge, there are no published reports on dermoscopic presentation of LC. The aim of the study was to analyze dermoscopic pattern in series of 5 patients with the diagnosis of LC.

Keywords: Chloroma; dermatoscopy; dermosopy; leukemia cutis; myeloid sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports