mercaptopurine and Skin-Manifestations

A woman developed a leukaemic infiltrate at the site of a smallpox vaccination; the lesion subsequently regressed spontaneously. 9 years later she developed a generalised myeloproliferative disorder.

Topics: Adult; Bone Marrow; Cytarabine; Daunorubicin; Female; Humans; Leukemia, Myeloid; Mercaptopurine; Skin Manifestations; Time Factors

Reticulosarcoma-like skin lesions are described in a boy with phenylketonuria (PKU) who was observed for 11 years. Association of the lesions with PKU is indicated by their dependence on the severity of the latter and their complete healing during treatment with low phenylalanine diet.

Topics: Biopsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Infant; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; Mercaptopurine; Phenylketonurias; Prednisolone; Skin; Skin Manifestations; Skin Neoplasms

Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Autopsy; Bone Marrow; Central Nervous System; Child, Preschool; Chloramphenicol; Humans; Infant; Kidney; Liver; Lymph Nodes; Lymphatic Diseases; Male; Meninges; Mercaptopurine; Methotrexate; Reticulocytes; Skin Manifestations; Spleen; Vincristine

Topics: Abscess; Antineoplastic Agents; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Leukemia, Myeloid; Male; Mercaptopurine; Middle Aged; Necrosis; Prednisone; Shwartzman Phenomenon; Skin Manifestations

Topics: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Azathioprine; Blood Sedimentation; Chlorambucil; Cyclophosphamide; Humans; Immunoelectrophoresis; Immunosuppressive Agents; Lymphocyte Activation; Mercaptopurine; Methotrexate; Rheumatoid Factor; Skin Manifestations; Statistics as Topic