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Neutrophilic panniculitis with myelodysplastic syndromes presenting as pustulosis: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Chen HsiangCheng,
Kao WoeiYau,
Chang DehMing,
Gao HongWei,
Lai WeiYu,
Lai JennHaung
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.20053
Subject(s) - medicine , pustulosis , panniculitis , dermatology , papule , myelodysplastic syndromes , lesion , skin lesion , pathology , surgery , bone marrow , osteomyelitis , osteitis
Neutrophilic panniculitis associated with myelodysplastic syndromes is rare. We report a 59‐year‐old patient who initially was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and developed a sudden onset of widespread pustulosis and erythematous indurated papules. Examination of skin biopsies of a papule lesion showed dense neutrophilic infiltration limited to the subcutaneous tissue. The pustules and papules disappeared completely after treatment with systemic corticosteroids. To our knowledge, only one patient was identified by MEDLINE search of the English‐language literature. Am. J. Hematol. 76:61–65, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.