RECURRENT LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OFACUTE MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

The association between cutaneous and systemic leukocytoclastic vascul itis and myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative malignancies has b een reported. We describe a patient who developed recurrent episodes o f leukocytoclastic vasculitis 10 months before the diagnosis of acute myelomonocytic leukemia. To our knowledge, this is the first documente d case of leukocytoclastic vasculitis presenting as the initial manife station of acute myelomonocytic leukemia, a subtype of acute myelogeno us leukemia.