Myeloid sarcoma presenting as fingertip necrosis with underlying suppurative tenosynovitis: A case report

Grace Bloomfield; Francisca Finkel; Abdel Mun'em Al Hourani; Shivani Gupta; Esha Jain; Amanda Magee

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8465

Myeloid sarcoma presenting as fingertip necrosis with underlying suppurative tenosynovitis: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Jan 30;12(2):e8465. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8465. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Authors

Grace Bloomfield¹, Francisca Finkel¹, Abdel Mun'em Al Hourani², Shivani Gupta², Esha Jain², Amanda Magee²

Affiliations

¹ Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington DC USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC USA.

Abstract

We report an unusual case presentation of a patient with necrotic tissue changes of the right second and third fingers, found to have myeloid sarcoma with Staphylococcus-positive tenosynovitis and underlying acute myeloid leukemia, to highlight the importance of comprehensive evaluation in patients with atypical wounds.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia; case report; chloroma; myeloid sarcoma; tenosynovitis.

Publication types

Case Reports