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.{rp|745} This condition may be contrasted with leukemia cutis, which is the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes or their precursors into the skin resulti.....
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Any non-specific type of cutaneous lesion that is frequently associated with leukaemia (as a feature of the syndrome), but is not a localised accumulation of leukaemic cells; e.g., petechiae, vesicles, wheals, bullae, haematomas, and the lesions of exfoliative dermatitis and herpes zoster. ... Origin: Leuko-+ G. Haima, blood, + id ... (05 Mar 2000)...
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(loo-ke´mid) any of the polymorphic skin eruptions associated with leukemia; clinically, they may be nonspecific (papular, macular, purpuric, etc.), but histopathologically they may represent true leukemic infiltrations.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lū-kē′mid Definitions: 1. Any nonspecific type of cutaneous lesion that is frequently associated with leukemia, but is not a localized accumulation of leukemic cells; petechiae, vesicles, wheals, bullae, hematomas, and the lesions of exfoliative dermatitis and herpes zoster.
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