Leukemids, also known as nonspecific cutaneous conditions associated with leukemia, are nonspecific skin lesions that occur with leukemia which are not related to leukemic cell infiltration.
This condition may be contrasted with
leukemia cutis
Leukemia cutis is the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes or their precursors into the skin resulting in clinically identifiable cutaneous lesions. This condition may be contrasted with leukemids, which are skin lesions that occur with leukemia, ...
, which is the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes or their precursors into the skin resulting in clinically identifiable cutaneous lesions.
The term dates back to at least 1915.
See also
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Id reaction
ID or its variants may refer to:
* Identity document, a document used to verify a person's identity
* Identifier, a symbol which uniquely identifies an object or record
People
* I. D. Ffraid (1814–1875), Welsh poet and Calvinistic Methodist mi ...
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Leukemoid reaction
The term leukemoid reaction describes an increased
white blood cell count (> 50,000 cells/μL), which is a physiological response to stress or infection (as opposed to a primary blood malignancy, such as leukemia). It often describes the presence o ...
References
Lymphoid-related cutaneous conditions
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