A 29-year-old woman with long-standing thrombocytopenia due to megakaryocytic hypoplasia developed features of SCzary's syndrome associated with arthropathy and signs of peripheral vascular occlusion. She died 14 months later. At necropsy, cellular infiltrations including lymphocytes, histiocytes, p
Sézary syndrome–an unusual case
✍ Scribed by Dr. B. H. Weinerman; L. C. Lu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 633 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
A case of Sezary syndrome is presented. Coincident with topical treatment by nitrogen mustard, an enormous rise in circulating Sezary cells was seen in the peripheral blood. The possibility of this rise as a result of the topical treatment is discussed as a possible danger in topical therapy for individuals with Sezary syndrome.
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