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- Title
An elderly man with a violaceous nodule and anemia.
- Authors
Palit, Aparna; Inamadar, Arun C.; Athanikar, S. B.; Sampagavi, V. V.; Deshmukh, N. S.; Yelikar, B. R.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study related to a 60-year-old agricultural worker, admitted to the surgical ward for bleeding piles of long duration. He was referred for evaluation of his skin lesions. He had developed a painful nodule on his left thigh for the past 4 weeks, which had been enlarging rapidly since its onset. He was diagnosed to be suffering from granulocytic sarcoma associated with acute myeloid leukemia. The patient was referred for further work-up and bone marrow aspiration studies.
- Subjects
HEALTH of agricultural laborers; HEMORRHOIDS; RECTAL diseases; NODULAR disease; MYELOID leukemia; BONE marrow diseases
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2005, Vol 71, Issue 5, p376
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
Article