A confusing cutaneous lymphoma

Salsabil Attafi; Ines Chelly; Alia Zhani; Ines Zarraa; Slim Haouet; Nidhameddine Kchir

doi:10.7241/ourd.20153.85

Nasza Dermatologia Online (Jul 2015)

A confusing cutaneous lymphoma

Salsabil Attafi,
Ines Chelly,
Alia Zhani,
Ines Zarraa,
Slim Haouet,
Nidhameddine Kchir

Affiliations

Salsabil Attafi: Department of Anatomy and cytology. Rabta Hospital. Tunis. Tunisia,
Ines Chelly: Department of Anatomy and cytology. Rabta Hospital. Tunis. Tunisia,
Alia Zhani: Department of Anatomy and cytology. Rabta Hospital. Tunis. Tunisia,
Ines Zarraa: Department of Dermatology. Rabta Hospital. Tunis. Tunisia
Slim Haouet: Department of Anatomy and cytology. Rabta Hospital. Tunis. Tunisia,
Nidhameddine Kchir: Department of Anatomy and cytology. Rabta Hospital. Tunis. Tunisia,

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7241/ourd.20153.85
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 321 – 324

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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm previously called CD4+CD56+ haematodermic neoplasm or blastic NK cell lymphoma is a rare and clinically aggressive hematologic malignancy, derived from plasmacytoid dendritic cells. It is characterized by a skin tropism and co-expression of CD4 and CD56. We report the case of a 57 year old man who had lesions papulonulaires back and lower limbs associated with multiple lymph nodes. The diagnosis was made by histological examination and immunohistochemistry.

CD4; CD56; Immunophenotype; Lymphoma; Skin

Published in Nasza Dermatologia Online

ISSN: 2081-9390 (Online)
Publisher: Our Dermatology Online
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: http://www.odermatol.com/

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