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ArticleCureus2025

Resolution of Erythema Nodosum Following FLT3-Targeted Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report.

Risa Nakane, Romane Teshima, Natsuko Saito-Sasaki, Yu Sawada

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Risa NakaneDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.
Romane TeshimaDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.
Natsuko Saito-SasakiDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.
Yu SawadaDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 59-year-old woman with persistent lower-leg erythema and pain, initially misdiagnosed as cellulitis, was later diagnosed with erythema nodosum (EN) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), French-American-British (FAB) subtype M2, carrying a FLT3-internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutation. FLT3 mutations, common in AML-M2 and M4, activate PI3K/AKT and STAT5 pathways, driving cytokine production (tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), IL-1β, IL-6, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)) and contributing to EN as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. This case highlights the role of FLT3 mutations in AML-associated inflammation and the importance of distinguishing paraneoplastic from drug-induced EN to guide treatment strategies.

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case reporterythema nodosumflt3-itd mutationleukemiaparaneoplastic syndrome

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PMID40091927
PMCPMC11906384

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