title: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia skin infiltrates affecting prominent parts of the face and the scalp.
abstract: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) infiltrating the skin is uncommon and can present in different forms. We report a case of CLL infiltrating the prominent parts of the face and the scalp. A 63-year-old male with a 10-year history of CLL presented with plum-coloured swelling of the skin of the ears, eyebrows, tip of the nose and the scalp. Histopathology showed dense sheets of lymphoid infiltrate of the dermis which stained positive with B-cell markers CD20 and CD5 in keeping with the infiltrate of CLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, BT9 7AB, UK. zfjasim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Jasim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Somerville
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D005138:Eyebrows / Q000473:pathology; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*