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CME

Continuing Medical Education
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Presenting as Cutaneous Purpura
Fein H, Adams BB
Cutis. 2000;65:367-370.
Myelodysplastic syndrome is a preleukemic, clonal disorder of the hematopoetic stem cell. Cutaneous manifestations include infections, vasculitis, neutrophilic dermatoses, and leukemia cutis. Senile purpura is a common condition occurring in elderly individuals who lack other systemic or hematologic diseases. We present a case of myelodysplastic syndrome in which cutaneous lesions resembling senile purpura were the initial clinical manifestation.

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