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A case of dermatitis herpetiformis and chronic lymphatic leukaemia

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A case of dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and chronic lymphatic leukaemia in a 72 year-old woman ?sreported. This is the first case we are aware of in which both conditions occurred simultaneously.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Richmond Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin

    J. Murphy, J. Smith, P. Cosgrave & J. S. Doyle

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Murphy, J., Smith, J., Cosgrave, P. et al. A case of dermatitis herpetiformis and chronic lymphatic leukaemia. Ir J Med Sci 151, 50 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940143

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