Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma presenting as a ten month history of unilateral facial swelling.
A 25-year-old fisherman presented with a ten-month history of unilateral facial swelling involving his lower lip and eyelids. The differential diagnosis for oro-facial swelling is extensive including congenital, infective, inflammatory and neoplastic processes. Biopsies revealed a cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Cotter
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Department of Infectious Disease, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin. aoife@aoifecotter.com
Treacy
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O'Keane
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Mulligan
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Lambert
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J
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000503:physiopathology; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors