Sezary syndrome in a young man with severe atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 704-707

  Van Haselen, C W ^a   Toonstra, J ^a   Preesman, A H ^a   Van Der Putte, S C J ^a   Bruijnzeel Koomen, C A F M ^a   Van Vloten, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Sezary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEZARY SYNDROME; SKIN LYMPHOMA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; SEZARY SYNDROME; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032586295     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02775.x     Document Type: Article

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