A confusing cutaneous lymphoma

  • Salsabil Attafi
  • Ines Chelly
  • Alia Zhani
  • Ines Zarraa
  • Slim Haouet
  • Nidhameddine Kchir
Publication date
July 2015
Publisher
Our Dermatology Online
ISSN
2081-9390
Journal
2081-9390

Abstract

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

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