Is cutaneous plasmacytosis a distinct clinical entity?
We describe a Japanese patient with cutaneous plasmacytosis whose clinical course we observed for 5 years. We also review 26 patients with this condition, including 24 Japanese and two non-Japanese, reported in detail. This review revealed that this condition has characteristic clinical and pathologic features and should be considered a distinct clinical entity. The reason for the predominant occurrence of cutaneous plasmacytosis in Japanese patients is unknown.
Shimizu
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Division of Dermatology, Ogikubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tanaka
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Shimizu
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Han-yaku
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology