Skin Lesions
In most cases, skin lesions of leukemia cutis are not symptomatic. They are not itchy or painful at all. They usually appear in the area if the head, neck or trunk, especially when there’s a scar or injury around. Most lesions look like nodules and papules with a variable color ranging from red to brown. Some patients may have a lesion that breaks and becomes an open wound that won’t heal, also known as ulcer. In this case, the lesion can start displaying symptoms. Other symptoms that may guide the diagnosis of leukemia cutis are as follows:
- Pin point bleeding under the skin
- Ulcers and Blisters
- Gum bruising
- Blueberry muffin syndrome in children (Blueish of violet spots in the skin)
- Other unusual manifestations include: erythema nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum, skin lesions like urticaria.