Multiple adult xanthogranuloma as the first sign of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia

We report the case of a 69-year-old woman with multiple adult xanthogranuloma that developed before a diagnosis of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. There are few reports in the literature of multiple adult xanthogranuloma and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia associated with multiple adult xanthogranuloma.

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We present a case of a 69-year-old woman with multiple adult xanthogranuloma preceding the diagnosis of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. There are limited reports on multiple adult xanthogranuloma in the literature, and this is the first report linking it to chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia.