Acute myeloid leukemia presenting as erythema nodosum

A Case of Erythema Nodosum and Serositis Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogenous group of stem cell disorders usually characterized by progressive refractory cytopenias, which could progress to acute myeloid leukemia. MDS may be associated with a wide spectrum of skin lesions, including neoplastic cell infiltration, Sweet's syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema elevatum diutinum, vasculitis, and panniculitis. However, eryt...

A Rare Case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Translocation (3:3) Presenting with Features of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

Background: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with translocation (3,3) is a form of AML that may present de novo or may arise from a previous myelodysplastic syndrome. It is often associated with normal or elevated peripheral blood platelet count and increased bone marrow megakaryocytes with associated multi lineage dysplasia. A subset of patients present with hepatosplenomegaly while a few cases h...

Acute myeloblastic leukaemia presenting with erythema nodosum.

Sweet's syndrome and erythema nodosum: the simultaneous occurrence of 2 reactive dermatoses.

BACKGROUND The simultaneous occurrence of Sweet's syndrome (SS) and erythema nodosum (EN) in 1 patient is rare. Our review of the literature revealed only 11 biopsy-proved cases in which the 2 reactive dermatoses occurred together. None were associated with an underlying malignant neoplasm. OBSERVATIONS We report a biopsy-proved case of SS and EN occurring simultaneously in a patient with an ...

Oro-genital ulcers with a positive pathergy test in acute myeloid leukaemia.

An 18-year old unmarried girl presented with intermittent high grade fever and painful oro-genital ulcers of one month duration. Her past medical history, sexual history and family history were unremarkable. Clinically she was ill with tender mucosal ulcers in the mouth as well as in the genitals. There was no lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly or a skin rash. Her eyes were normal. One week la...