title: Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma associated with alopecia areata.
abstract: We report a patient who presented simultaneously with primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL) of the face and scalp and alopecia areata of the scalp and beard bearing a clonal T-cell receptor gene rearrangement. To our knowledge, alopecia areata has not been previously reported in association with PCFCL. Both lesions regressed with topical imiquimod and systemic steroids, which suggests an inter-relationship in this case between the clonal B-cell and T-cell populations in driving outgrowth of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. heather.richmond@gmail.com
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: Annabelle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Madelein
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duvic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone