Facial psoriasis with cytarabine/daunorubicin: A case report

Authors

  • Gheisari Mehdi
  • Golfeshan Atefe
Abstract:

Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. The most common form of psoriasis is characterized by sharply demarcated, scaly, erythematous plaques. The face is an unusual site for psoriasis. Herein, we report a 43-year-old woman with facial psoriasis that was developed after remission–induction chemotherapy for acute leukemia with high dose cytarabine/daunorubicin.

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volume 18  issue 4

pages  182- 183

publication date 2015-10-01

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