title: PUVA-induced lymphomatoid papulosis in a patient with mycosis fungoides.
abstract: The occurrence of lymphomatoid papulosis in patients with cutaneous lymphoma, particularly mycosis fungoides, has been described in medical literature. A 68-year-old woman affected by mycosis fungoides in the plaque stage noticed that multiple papulonodular lesions of lymphomatoid papulosis developed suddenly after a few sessions of PUVA therapy. The PUVA induction of lymphomatoid papulosis was confirmed by the appearance of new lesions after a second cycle of PUVA exposure on a limited area of the body. Complete regression of all PUVA-induced lymphomatoid papulosis lesions was achieved within a few weeks with oral prednisone and topical steroids. During the entire treatment the patches and plaques of mycosis fungoides persisted unchanged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cerroni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smolle
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kerl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*