title: Cutaneous presentation of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is the most common mature T-cell leukemia (MTCL). Cutaneous involvement is a characteristic symptom of T-PLL and appears in up to one-third of cases; however, T-PLL is a relatively unknown disease in the field of dermatology. In this article, we seek to increase awareness and educate physicians about the clinical manifestations of T-PLL. Hopefully, an increased awareness of this disease will lead to more prompt diagnoses and better prognoses for affected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA. marieventre@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marie O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ventre
authors.forename: Rocky E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Bacelieri
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lazarchick
authors.forename: Ross B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Metcalf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D015461:Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology