TY - JOUR
T1 - Leukaemia cutis in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia following varicella zoster virus reactivation
AU - Hapgood, G
AU - Mooney, E
AU - Dinh, Hope
AU - Gin, Douglas
AU - McLean, Catriona Ann
AU - Ting, Stephen Bek Ngie
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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. ? 2012 The Authors; Internal Medicine Journal ? 2012 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
AB - 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. ? 2012 The Authors; Internal Medicine Journal ? 2012 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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U2 - 10.1111/imj.12000
DO - 10.1111/imj.12000
M3 - Article
SN - 1444-0903
VL - 42
SP - 1355
EP - 1358
JO - Internal Medicine Journal
JF - Internal Medicine Journal
IS - 12
ER -