leukemid

leukemid
Any nonspecific type of cutaneous lesion that is frequently associated with leukemia, but is not a localized accumulation of leukemic cells; e.g., petechiae, vesicles, wheals, bullae, hematomas, and the lesions of exfoliative dermatitis and herpes zoster. [leuko- + G. haima, blood, + id (1)]

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leu·ke·mid or chiefly Brit leu·kae·mid lü-'kē-məd n a skin lesion of leukemia

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leu·ke·mid (loo-keґmid) [leukemia + -id] any of the polymorphic skin eruptions associated with leukemia; clinically, they may be nonspecific, i.e., papular, macular, purpuric, etc., but histopathologically they may represent true leukemic infiltrations. Cf. leukemia cutis.

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