Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids

Abstract We describe a patient who presented with erythematous papules and hair loss solely limited to the eyebrows. Clinicians should be aware of this presentation of leukemia cutis and consider this diagnosis in a patient with a history of CLL.

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Main Authors: Jane L. Zhu, Heather W. Goff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3184
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spelling doaj-881151bdc9cf42739b6f99c463dc92d72021-08-02T06:23:37ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042020-12-018122521252310.1002/ccr3.3184Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroidsJane L. Zhu0Heather W. Goff1Department of Dermatology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TexasDepartment of Dermatology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TexasAbstract We describe a patient who presented with erythematous papules and hair loss solely limited to the eyebrows. Clinicians should be aware of this presentation of leukemia cutis and consider this diagnosis in a patient with a history of CLL.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3184alopeciachronic lymphocytic leukemiaeyebrowleukemia cutis
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author Jane L. Zhu
Heather W. Goff
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
Clinical Case Reports
alopecia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
eyebrow
leukemia cutis
author_facet Jane L. Zhu
Heather W. Goff
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title Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
title_short Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
title_full Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
title_fullStr Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
title_full_unstemmed Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
title_sort chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltrates presenting as eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with topical steroids
publisher Wiley
series Clinical Case Reports
issn 2050-0904
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Abstract We describe a patient who presented with erythematous papules and hair loss solely limited to the eyebrows. Clinicians should be aware of this presentation of leukemia cutis and consider this diagnosis in a patient with a history of CLL.
topic alopecia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
eyebrow
leukemia cutis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3184
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