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| Fig. 46.8 Cutaneous manifestations of leukemia. A, A patient with lymphocytic leukemia and multiple nodules on the lower extremity. B, A young child with myelomonocytic leukemia and severe gingivostomatitis. |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is the most common cause of specific leukemic skin lesions, which are usually multiple and may present with papules, nodules, plaques, erythema, and, rarely, bullae (Fig. 46-8A). This neoplastic proliferation of lymphocytes is usually B cell in origin.
