A Case of Leukemia Cutis at the Site of a Prior Catheter Insertion.
- Author:
Jae In LEE
1
;
Hyun Jeong PARK
;
Sin Taik OH
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Leukemia cutis; Site of catheter insertion
- MeSH: Bone Marrow Transplantation; Catheters; Dermis; Humans; Leukemia; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Prognosis; Young Adult
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2009;21(2):193-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Leukemia cutis is the cutaneous involvement of leukemic neoplastic cells. It is an uncommon feature of systemic leukemia, and is associated with a poor prognosis. A 20-year-old man presented with a solitary, 2 cm dome- shaped, firm, erythematous nodule on the right medial malleolus that was present for 3 months. The patient had a history of venous catheter insertion at the right medial malleolus area 3 months previously. The history was significant for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) for 4 years; an allogenic bone marrow transplantation was performed 3 years earlier. The histologc examination of the lesion revealed diffuse infiltration of leukemic cells in the dermis and subcutis. Herein we report a case of leukemia cutis at the site of a prior catheter insertion in a patient with ALL
