Fatal subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma with interface change and dermal mucin, a dead ringer for lupus erythematosus

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 360-365

  Ma, Linglei ^a   Bandarchi, Bizhan ^a   Glusac, Earl J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MUCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PANNICULITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; T CELL LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOCYTE;

DERMIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; PANNICULITIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 17444425296     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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