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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 19:2016:10.1136/bcr-2016-214838.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214838.

Chilblain-like leukaemia cutis

Chi Tran  1 , Gary McEwen  2 , Garth Robert Fraga  3
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Case Reports

Chilblain-like leukaemia cutis

Chi Tran et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Chilblain, also known as pernio, is an abnormal inflammatory response to cold, moist environmental conditions. Persistent or atypical lesions should prompt investigation to exclude underlying systemic illness. We describe a case of acute myeloid leukaemia that presented with chilblain-like leukaemia cutis.

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Figure 1
(A) Blue–purple discolouration and swelling of the patient's nose. (B) Violaceous papules across the patient's dorsal fingers.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Biopsy demonstrates a dense perivascular infiltrate of immature mononuclear cells (H&E, ×400). (B) The mononuclear cells express CD43 (immunohistochemistry, ×400).
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