Case report of disseminated borrelial lymphocytoma with isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in chronic lymphatic leukemia stage Binet A—an 11 year follow up

We report a rare manifestation of cutaneous borreliosis in a patient with pre-existing malignant lymphoproliferative disease, in particular chronic lymphocytic B cell leukemia (B-CLL). The patient’s cutaneous lesions were initially diagnosed histologically as leukemia cutis. Distribution pattern of...

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Main Authors: Heidelore Hofmann, Gabriele Margos, Antonia Todorova, Ingo Ringshausen, Konstantin Kuleshov, Volker Fingerle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1465630/full