A case of lymphomatoid papulosis and Hodgkin's disease.
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.
Pinto
G M
GM
Department of Dermatology, Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisboa, Portugal.
Gonçalves
L
L
Gonçalves
H
H
Graça
F
F
Quental
A
A
Fonseca
I
I
Monteiro
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*