Revisão Revisado por pares

A case of lymphomatoid papulosis and Hodgkin's disease

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 21; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0190-9622(89)70294-2

ISSN

1097-6787

Autores

Gabriela Marques Pinto, Luís F. Gonçalves, Hélder Gonçalves, F. Graça, Ana Quental, Isabel Fonseca, Amélia Monteiro,

Tópico(s)

Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes

Resumo

Lymphomatoid papulosis is a unique paradoxic entity characterized by recurrent self-healing papulonodular lesions with histologic features of malignancy. Usually the disease has a protracted benign course; however, it can be associated with or evolve to a lymphoproliferative disorder. Thus "lymphoma-associated papulosis" represents the malignant end of a wide spectrum. We describe a case of a patient with lymphomatoid papulosis who developed Hodgkin's disease 8 years after the onset of skin lesions. Systemic chemotherapy achieved complete remission of Hodgkin's disease, but recurrent papulonodular lesions continued to form in the subsequent 18 months. Lymphomatoid papulosis is a unique paradoxic entity characterized by recurrent self-healing papulonodular lesions with histologic features of malignancy. Usually the disease has a protracted benign course; however, it can be associated with or evolve to a lymphoproliferative disorder. Thus "lymphoma-associated papulosis" represents the malignant end of a wide spectrum. We describe a case of a patient with lymphomatoid papulosis who developed Hodgkin's disease 8 years after the onset of skin lesions. Systemic chemotherapy achieved complete remission of Hodgkin's disease, but recurrent papulonodular lesions continued to form in the subsequent 18 months.

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