Acta Med. 2012, 55: 104-106

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.65

Recalcitrant Pruritus as Primary Manifestation of Synchronous Hodgkins Lymphoma and Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Afsha A. Topala, Ram H. Malkania, Ganapathi Bhatb, Reshma T. Vishnania

aDepartment of Dermatology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
bDepartment of Oncology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Received January 16, 2012
Accepted June 9, 2012

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