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Pityriasis Lichenoides‐like Eruption Occurring during Therapy for Myelogenous Leukemia
Author(s) -
Isoda Midori
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1989.tb01223.x
Subject(s) - chronic myelogenous leukemia , medicine , leukemia , chemotherapy , dermatology , disease , immunology , pathology
A 61‐year‐old Japanese man with chronic myelogenous leukemia developed pityriasis lichenoides‐like eruptions during chemotherapy. Histopathological features were also consistent with the disease. The eruption in this case may have been an allergic reaction arising in a depressed immunity induced by chemotherapy.