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Leukaemia cutis presenting as leonine facies

Fadilah SAW 1 , Alawiyah AAR 2 , Amir MAL 3 , Cheong SK 4

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  • 1 S A W Fadilah, MMed. Division of Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 A A R Alawiyah, MD. Division of Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 M A Latif Amir, MD. Division of Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
  • 4 S K Cheong, FRCPA. Division of Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2003 Mar;58(1):102-4.
PMID: 14556333

Abstract

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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