Case of leucocytoclastic vasculitis due to T-Cell rich B-Cell lymphoma

AKINCI B., Ceneli S., Piskin O., Kargi A., ALACACIOĞLU İ., ÖZCAN M. A.

TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.65-69, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-69
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lymphoma B-cell, neoplasms, vasculitis, paraneoplastic syndromes, CUTANEOUS VASCULITIS, VILLOUS LYMPHOCYTES, SPLENIC LYMPHOMA, LEUKEMIA
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Leucocytoclastic vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of disorders with various factors responsible in its etiology. It can be observed as a paraneoplastic phenomenon in patients with malignancies. Here we report a 68 year old male with T cell rich B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, who had diffuse plaque-type rashes on his back, abdomen, chest wall, and extremities due to leucocytoclastic vasculitis of the skin. He received chemotherapy and mini mantle radiotherapy.. Cutaneous findings of the patient resolved completely with the remission of the primary disease. Skin rashes in patients with malignancies may be due to primary tumor involvement or secondary to vasculitis. Histopathological examination of affected tissue specimen is helpful to distinguish secondary vasculitis from primary tumor metastasis.