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. 1987 Jun;63(740):481–482. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.740.481

Myelodysplasia presenting as erythroderma.

P Chu 1, R Aitchison 1, P A Jones 1
PMCID: PMC2428326  PMID: 2963266

Abstract

Erythroderma has not previously been reported to be a feature of myelodysplasia. We report two cases of myelodysplasia presenting with erythroderma, one of which was associated with skin infiltration by blast cells.

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