Irwin M. Braverman, MD, and Paintings in the Yale Center for British Art.

Irwin Braverman, MD has had a lifelong interest in and appreciation of fine art and the importance of close observation as an essential skill in clinical medicine. These passions converged in his development, with Linda Friedlaender, Head of Education at the Yale Center for British Art, of a workshop for Yale medical students that brought them to the museum to examine paintings much as one would a patient with an unknown disorder. Needs to be longer.

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting as Bilateral Periorbital Edema Treated With Low-dose Radiation Therapy.

Ocular manifestations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have been reported in 30% to 40% of patients and may be a result of direct tissue infiltration, concomitant blood dyscrasias, or a result of therapeutic intervention. Leukemia cutis, defined as infiltration of the epidermis or dermis by neoplastic lymphocytes, is rare. Herein, we present a case report of a patient with leukemia who presented with periorbital edema and ecchymosis.