Progressive trichodysplasia spinulosa in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in remission

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Lee, Joyce S S ^a   Frederiksen, Peter ^b   Kossard, Steven ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Hornsby Dermatology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Follicular dystrophy; Hair cast; Immunosuppression; Trichohyaline granule

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID; MINOCYCLINE; RITUXIMAB; UREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TRICHODYSPLASIA SPINULOSA;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 37849004405     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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