Premium
Leukaemia cutis in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia following varicella zoster virus reactivation
Author(s) -
Hapgood G.,
Mooney E.,
Dinh H. V.,
Gin D.,
McLean C.,
Ting S. B.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12000
Subject(s) - medicine , cutis , dermatology , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia cutis , virus , biopsy , pathology , leukemia , bone marrow , virology , immunology
We report a case of a 75‐year‐old male with indolent chronic lymphocytic leukaemia ( CLL ) for 8 years, who presented with a 6‐month history of a painful, zosteriform eruption in a T3‐4 distribution that evolved into an unusual crop of papular nodules. Upon biopsy and immunostaining of these lesions CLL was proven consistent with leukaemia cutis related to varicella‐zoster virus reactivation. In the absence of other treatment indices, he was commenced on chlorambucil with successful resolution of both his pain and the lesions.