Leukaemia cutis presenting as leonine facies.
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Acute leukaemia may rarely present as diffuse papules, nodules and plaques forming leonine facies. Leukaemia cutis generally carries a poor prognosis, and responds less well to chemotherapy. We described a case of acute myelomonocytic leukaemia presenting as leonine facies as a result of extensive cutaneous infiltration. The patient did not achieve haematological remission following standard induction chemotherapy and succumbed 6 weeks after the diagnosis was made.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 58 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003