European Journal of Dermatology
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Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2022.4373
- Page(s) : 671-2
- Published in: 2022
A 77-year-old man presented with asymptomatic skin lesions on the right lower limb. The patient reported that lesions had appeared four years ago after a minor trauma with a plant and had been growing for the past four months, since he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. On observation, there were multiple 1-2-cm infiltrated, violaceous nodules, some with an haemorrhagic crust, localized on the right knee and left distal thigh (figure 1). A punch biopsy was performed, followed by histopathological [...]