Multiple cutaneous immunocytoma with secondary anetoderma: a report of two cases.
We describe two men with multiple erythematous dermal nodules which were clinically and histologically consistent with a diagnosis of primary cutaneous immunocytoma. Both patients exhibited the very unusual feature of secondary anetoderma occurring in spontaneously resolving lesions. There is one previous report of anetoderma in association with a plasmacytoma. The pathogenesis remains unknown but release of cytokines such as interleukin-6 may be implicated.
Child
F J
FJ
Skin Tumour Unit, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, U.K. fionachild@hotmail.com
Woollons
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Price
M L
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Calonje
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Russell-Jones
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D000328:Adult; D018951:Antigens, CD20 / Q000276:immunology; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D001284:Atrophy; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
D018951:Antigens, CD20; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D017252:CD3 Complex