Topical Imiquimod for the Treatment of Relapsed Cutaneous Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis after Chemotherapy in an Elderly Patient
Diagnosis and treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in elderly patients are often difficult. We report here a 61-year-old female suffering from a refractory axillary ulcer for nearly a year, whose biopsy revealed LCH. It was also noted that the patient had other cutaneous papulovesicular...
Main Authors: | Shinsaku Imashuku, Miyako Kobayashi, Yoichi Nishii, Keisuke Nishimura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1680871 |
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