Atypical Cutaneous Manifestation Leading to the Diagnosis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Unusual skin lesions with severe blood counts warrant blood cancer screening via flow cytometry.
A 64-year-old male presenting with progressive ulcerating skin lesions, marked leukocytosis, and lymphadenopathy was diagnosed with CLL via peripheral flow cytometry, with skin biopsy confirming leukemia cutis. This case emphasizes the importance of evaluating unexplained cutaneous lesions with significant leukocytosis for hematologic malignancy.
What the study was
- Study design
- Single case report
- Population
- Single patient with CLL presenting as leukemia cutis
- Sample size
- 1
- Category
- Diagnostics
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Cureus
Why it surfaced
Single case report (CLL leukemia cutis). Cureus publication. Score capped at 4 per rubric; scored 1 given minimal novelty in well-described presentation.
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