Hypereosinophilic dermatitis-like erythema annulare centrifugum in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 228-231

  Miljkovic J ^a   Bartenjev, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Case report; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Erythema centrifugum annulare; Hypereosinophilic dermatitis; Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Paraneoplastic disease

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COMORBIDITY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREAM; DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BONE MARROW; DERMATITIS; EOSINOPHILS; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 16244402701     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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