Childhood cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia following feline scratches.
Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia or pseudolymphoma is a usually benign inflammatory response that mimics lymphoma. Stimulation from foreign antigens introduced into the skin can induce this response. Scratches from pets are an effective mode of transmitting infections and inoculating foreign antigens into the skin. We report an unusual case of a child where cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia presented as subcutaneous nodules at sites scratched by a pet cat.
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Sharmila
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Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK. sharmilaskin@yahoo.com
Carr
Richard A
RA
Gach
Joanna E
JE
D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000009:adverse effects; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000077291:Terbinafine
D000941:Antigens; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D017964:Itraconazole; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D017963:Azithromycin; D000077291:Terbinafine