Zosteriform scatris on the skin of the patient with acute myelogenous leukemia during the febrile neutropenia attack.

Skin lesions in patient with acute myeloid leukemia

Date: 29 June 2017

  • Zosteriform scatris on the skin of the patient with acute myelogenous leukemia during the febrile neutropenia attack.

  • Bullous lesions on the skin of the patient with acute myelogenous leukemia during the febrile neutropenia attack.

  • Zosteriform scatris with erythematous halo on the skin of the patient with acute myelogenous leukemia during the febrile neutropenia attack.

  • Histological findings of invasive cutaneous aspergillosis. Skin biopsy showing fungal hyphae accumulated in the dermiş.

  • Non-branching fungal hyphae and intensive neutrophil infiltration in the dermis. Fungal infiltration also seemed to invade the vessels.

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Images and abstract taken from Mert D et.al., Hematol Rep. 2017 Jun 1;9(2):6997. doi: 10.4081/hr.2017.6997. Invasive Aspergillosis with Disseminated Skin Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Besides, skin lesions may also develop due to invasive aspergillosis in those patients. A 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

The patient developed bullous and zosteriform lesions on the skin after the 21st day of hospitalization. The skin biopsy showed hyphae. Disseminated skin aspergillosis was diagnosed to the patient.

Voricanazole treatment was initiated. The patient was discharged once the lesions started to disappear.

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©Copyright D. Mert et al., 2017
Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
Hematology Reports 2017; 9:6997
doi:10.4081/hr.2017.6997

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