CD30-positive T-cell-rich pseudolymphoma induced by gold acupuncture.
Cases of pseudolymphoma induced by intradermal gold injection or gold piercing have previously been described. Most of these cases showed the histopathological finding of B-lymphocyte predominant lymphocytoma cutis. We describe a patient with gold acupuncture-induced T-cell-rich pseudolymphoma. Some T cells showed positive staining with CD30. The lesions responded to an intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide.
Kim
K J
KJ
Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
Lee
M W
MW
Choi
J H
JH
Sung
K J
KJ
Moon
K C
KC
Koh
J K
JK
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017730:Ki-1 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D009339:Needles; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000473:pathology*
D017730:Ki-1 Antigen; D006046:Gold