Abstract
The authors present a case of cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis in a 63-year-old male patient with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. The skin lesions appeared before splenectomy as multiple papules and nodules on the trunk. Histologic examination of a lesion showed all the tree components of the hematopoietic tissue, i.e. myeloid, erythroid and megakaryocytic series. A review of the literature revealed 18 previously reported cases, with polymorphous clinical manifestations of skin involvement. The possibility of extamedullary hematopoiesis should be considered in a patient with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia who shows cutaneous eruptions.
Translated title of the contribution | Cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis in agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. Report of a case |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 205-209 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology