Starnes Autumn M, Kast Douglas R, Lu Kurt, Honda Kord
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Am J Dermatopathol. 2012 May;34(3):292-4. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31822c3c4f.
Leukemia Cutis (LC) has many clinical morphologies that present a diagnostic challenge. This case report of a 58-year-old man experiencing a flare of psoriasis elucidates the need for clinical suspicion when a history of leukemia is present. A skin biopsy revealed histopathologic findings of psoriasis and an infiltrate of mononuclear cells consistent with LC. Upon review of the literature, 2 additional cases were reported of concurrent psoriasis and LC.