MODERN CLASSIFICATION OF CUTANEOUS PSEUDOLYMPHOMAS

Systematizing of different diseases and skin disorders is quite difficult. Different authors make classifications according to numerous criteria. Pseudolymphomas are reactive lymphocytic proliferations that appear in the skin and resemble a malignant lymphoma. Different classifications exist for cutaneous pseudolymphomas. The broadest classification differentiates them into 6 groups, but the most commonly used is the classification based on clinical and morphological criteria. According to the latest classification (1998), they are divided into cutaneous T-cell pseudolymphomas and-cutaneous B-cell pseudolymphomas. The evidence from the histopathological analysis is of utmost important for the accurate diagnosis. Key words: Cutaneous pseudolymphomas