title: Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8(+) cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma with atypical presentation.
abstract: Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8(+) cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma is characterized by a proliferation of epidermotropic CD8(+) cytotoxic T cells and an aggressive clinical behavior. Patients present with localized or disseminated eruptive papules, nodules and tumors. We report a case of primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8(+) cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma with unusual clinical manifestation. The lesion occurred as multiple brownish macules and flat-topped papules on the hands, feet and face in a 25-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: You Chan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*