Letterer-Siwe disease associated with chronic myelomyonocytic leukemia: A fortuitous association?

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-48

  Hammami, Houda ^a   Zaraa, Inés ^a   El Euch, Dalenda ^a   Chelly, Ines ^a   Haouet, Slim ^a   Mokni, Mourad ^a   Ben Osman, Amel ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; Letterer Siwe disease

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ABT LETTERER SIWE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ONSET AGE; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOMONOCYTIC, CHRONIC;

EID: 77952023030     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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