Two cases of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders in psoriatic patients treated with cyclosporine: Hairy cell leukemia and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-273

  Fozza, Claudio ^a   Dore, F ^a   Bonfigli, S ^a   Podda, L ^a   Longinotti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Hairy cell leukemia; HCL; Psoriasis; Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FLUDARABINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSORIASIS; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKEMIA, HAIRY CELL; PSORIASIS; WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 22544484205     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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