Pyomyositis in acute lymphocytic leukemia heralded by cutaneous vasculitis: Brief communication
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Medical and Pediatric Oncology
- Vol. 7 (3) , 237-239
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mpo.2950070307
Abstract
We have observed two cases of staphylococcal myositis in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia which are distinguished from previously reported cases by a history of cutaneous vasculitis overlying the area of subsequent infection.Keywords
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