TY - JOUR ID - 99629 TI - Subacute dermal monocytic sarcoma: report of a case of monocytic leukemia with initial dermal presentation JO - Iranian Journal of Dermatology JA - IJD LA - en SN - Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 17 IS - 3 SP - 110 EP - 113 DO - N2 - Monocytic sarcoma is a neoplasm of immature monocytes involving any extramedullary site such as skin. The definite diagnosis is important for adequate therapy, which is often delayed becauseof misdiagnosis. We report a 51-Year-old diabetic woman who presented with several erythematous itchy papules and plaques on her scalp, trunk and upper extremities during a five-month period.Clinical differential diagnoses were scleredema diabeticorum, scleromyxoma, mucinosis, eruptive histiocytosis, leprosy and sarcoidosis. Skin biopsy showed features of monocytic sarcoma. Wepresent this case to alert dermatologists and dermatopathologists of erythematous skin lesions clinically resembling bland-looking dermatoses such as scleredema diabeticorum, scleromyxoma,mucinosis and eruptive histiocytosis, which, in rare instances, may be a presenting feature of a monoblastic leukemia with initial dermal presentation. UR - https://www.iranjd.ir/article_99629.html L1 - https://www.iranjd.ir/article_99629_7e47bf4ddae39e381f79c7df3c8b8454.pdf ER -