Facial psoriasis with cytarabine/daunorubicin: A case report
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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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