Insect bite-like reaction associated with mantle cell lymphoma: A report of two cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 754-758

  Dodiuk Gad, Roni P ^a,b   Dann, Eldad J ^a,b   Bergman, Reuven ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUDARABINE; IFOSFAMIDE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INSECT BITE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRURITUS; RASH; RELAPSE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GROIN; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; LYMPHOMA, MANTLE-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; THUMB;

EID: 6444234086     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02145.x     Document Type: Article

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