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Published on: November 21, 2018

Leukemia Cutis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report

Amin Saied Sanosi Saied1, Motaz Almahmood2, Abdulrahman Al-Mashdali3

  • 1Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.

Cureus
|May 18, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Leukemia cutis, a skin manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), presents varied symptoms and requires biopsy for diagnosis. Early detection and treatment are crucial due to its poor prognostic implications.

Keywords:
acute myeloid leukemia (aml)cutaneous myeloid sarcomagingival hyperplasialeukemia cutismyeloid sarcomaskin biopsy

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