Cutaneous presentation preceding acute monocytic leukemia: A CARE-compliant article

Xianhua Jin1, Fuqiu Li, Xue Li

  • 1Department of Dermatology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Medicine
|March 9, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Cutaneous presentation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is rare and often indicates a poor prognosis. Skin infiltration can precede leukemia detection in blood or bone marrow, especially in elderly individuals.

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