Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia

Abstract Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia is considered a lymphoma by the World Health Organization. Cutaneous lesions, particularly of a specific type, are rare occurring in 5% of patients. What draws attention in this case is the unusual cutaneous clinical manifestation and its location on the geni...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Cardoso de Macedo Oliveira, José Antônio Nascimento Bressa, Fernanda Mendes, Eduardo Vinicius Mendes Roncada, Rodrigo Monteiro, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado Abreu
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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author Cláudia Cardoso de Macedo Oliveira
José Antônio Nascimento Bressa
Fernanda Mendes
Eduardo Vinicius Mendes Roncada
Rodrigo Monteiro
Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado Abreu
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José Antônio Nascimento Bressa
Fernanda Mendes
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description Abstract Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia is considered a lymphoma by the World Health Organization. Cutaneous lesions, particularly of a specific type, are rare occurring in 5% of patients. What draws attention in this case is the unusual cutaneous clinical manifestation and its location on the genitals, which has not been described in researched literature, therefore imposing differential diagnosis with other etiologies of genital ulcers.
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spelling doaj.art-d15fd09daf8940f7a38c36da636f9f6b2022-12-21T17:21:42ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962016-04-0191223623810.1590/abd1806-4841.20163775Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemiaCláudia Cardoso de Macedo OliveiraJosé Antônio Nascimento BressaFernanda MendesEduardo Vinicius Mendes RoncadaRodrigo MonteiroMarilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado AbreuAbstract Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia is considered a lymphoma by the World Health Organization. Cutaneous lesions, particularly of a specific type, are rare occurring in 5% of patients. What draws attention in this case is the unusual cutaneous clinical manifestation and its location on the genitals, which has not been described in researched literature, therefore imposing differential diagnosis with other etiologies of genital ulcers.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000200236&tlng=enHematologic neoplasmsPenile diseasesSkin ulcerWaldenstrom macroglobulinemia
spellingShingle Cláudia Cardoso de Macedo Oliveira
José Antônio Nascimento Bressa
Fernanda Mendes
Eduardo Vinicius Mendes Roncada
Rodrigo Monteiro
Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado Abreu
Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Hematologic neoplasms
Penile diseases
Skin ulcer
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
title Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
title_full Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
title_fullStr Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
title_full_unstemmed Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
title_short Penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
title_sort penile ulcer as a specific clinical manifestation of waldenstrom s macroglobulinemia
topic Hematologic neoplasms
Penile diseases
Skin ulcer
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000200236&tlng=en
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