Abstract
We report a young girl who presented with painful oral and genital ulcers and a positive pathergy test as a result of acute myeloid leukaemia M4 subtype. This is the first case report of this combination of signs and symptoms reported in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Key words: leukaemia, genital ulcer, Behcet's disease DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v54i4.1456 Ceylon Medical Journal Vol.54(4) 2009: 131-132
Highlights
We report a young girl who presented with painful oral and genital ulcers and a positive pathergy test as a result of acute myeloid leukaemia M4 subtype
This is the first case report of this combination of signs and symptoms reported in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Within 48 hours of insertion of intravenous cannulae as well as following venepuncture, pustular vesicles appeared at puncture sites
Summary
We report a young girl who presented with painful oral and genital ulcers and a positive pathergy test as a result of acute myeloid leukaemia M4 subtype. This is the first case report of this combination of signs and symptoms reported in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
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