Abstract
Pseudolymphomatous folliculitis (PLF), which sometimes mimicks cutaneous lymphoma, is a rare manifestation of cutaneous pseudolymphoma and cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. We describe a 57-year-old Japanese woman with PLF on the nose that resembled cutaneous lymphoma clinically. The biopsy specimen revealed dense lymphocytes, especially CD1a+ cells, infiltrated around the hair follicles. Without any additional treatment, her nodule rapidly decreased before we performed a second biopsy for analysis of the clonal gene rearrangement. Though PLF typically behaves as benign lymphohyperplasia, differentiation from cutaneous lymphoma is necessary.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-30 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Case Reports in Dermatology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Jan |
Keywords
- CD1a
- Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasias
- Pseudolymphoma
- Pseudolymphomatous folliculitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology