Eosinophilic panniculitis triggered by arthropod bites in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
V. 171 N. 5 (2020), Case report
V. 171 N. 5 (2020)

Eosinophilic panniculitis triggered by arthropod bites in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: doi: 10.7417/CT.2020.2241

Case report
Pubblicato 2020-09-09
A. Sernicola
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
V. Faina
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
C. Chello
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
M. Di Fraia
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
N. Gagliostro
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
R. Muharremi
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
F. Magri
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
T. Grieco
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Parole chiave

Eosinophilic panniculitis
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Arthropod bite
Immunosuppression

Abstract

Skin findings are common among patients with hematological malignancies and are thought to be expressions of a reactive spectrum peculiar to immunosuppressed patients with an unclear pathogenesis. Eosinophilic panniculitis is a reaction pattern defined by single or multiple lesions consisting in nodules and plaques, and sometimes in papules and pustules, characteristically associated to hematological neoplasms or to a series of benign conditions such as arthropod bites. We report a case of eosinophilic panniculitis occurring in a 77-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Our case is remarkable as the histology of panniculitis was associated with a clinical evidence of dermal papules and a history of insect bites

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