An Ulceration of the Glans Penis

Bilateral Inguinal Ulcerations as First Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

“…Besides simultaneous diagnosis of systemic and cutaneous involvement of leukemia, both subsequent development of LC and occurrence of LC prior to systemic involvement have been described (1). So far, only a few cases of ulcerations as a variant of LC have been published (5,11,12), which results in a high risk of incorrect or delayed diagnosis. Leukaemic infiltrates can also occur in pre-existing skin lesions, such as pyoderma gangraenosum (13) and traumatically induced leg ulcerations (14).…”

“…Although LC typically develops at the extremities, back, chest and head (1), ulcerations that occur due to blast infiltration predominantly seem to affect the genital region (5,11,12). However, the inguinal region is a very uncommon site of manifestation (1,5).…”