Two Haematologic Malignancy Cases Mimicking Cellulitis

Ozturk D. B., Gurbuz Y., Kuscu F., Tutuncu E. E., ALTAY F. A., Sencan I.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.97-99, 2009 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-99
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cellulitis, leukemia, lymphoma, skin involvement
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Cellulitis is a common infectious disease in the community which can successfully be treated with appropriate antibiotics. Skin involvement of haematologic malignancies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who do not respond to antimicrobial therapy. Here we report two patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and diffuse large B cell lymphoma initially presenting as cellulitis.