Trichodysplasia spinulosa associated with chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukaemia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-114

  Sadler, Genevieve M ^a   Halbert, Anne R ^a   Smith, Nicholas ^b   Rogers, Maureen ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b PathWest ^*  (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Follicular dystrophy; Immunosuppression; Papovavirus; Pilomatrix dysplasia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM LACTATE; ETRETIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL GRANULE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR FOLLICLE DYSTROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PAPOVAVIRUS; PAPULE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHODYSPLASIA SPINULOSA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 34249096124     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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