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CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

JEROME T. PAUL, M.D.; LOUIS R. LIMARZI, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;45(5):897-905.

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Myeloid leukemia with specific cutaneous lesions is a relatively rare condition. In 1934, Hollander, Kastlin, Perman and Schmitt¹ reviewed the early literature and reported 14 unquestionable cases of chronic myeloid leukemia with cutaneous manifestations. They added another case. Since then, additional cases have been reported by Patrassi,² Goldhamer and Barney,³ Riehl⁴ and Parade and Voegt.⁵ Zimmerman and Curtis⁶ reported a case of aleukemic myelosis with cutaneous nodules. In view of the low incidence of leukemic infiltrations in the skin in myeloid leukemia the following case was considered worthy of record.

REPORT OF A CASE

History.—

P. K., a white man aged 44, was first seen on Dec. 29, 1939. The patient was in fairly good health until the first week of December 1939, at which time he noticed a swelling of the upper lip. The swelling increased progressively to the extent that it interfered . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Associate in Medicine CHICAGO

Fro4m the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

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