Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma associated with follicular mucinosis.
J Dermatol
; 36(12): 638-42, 2009 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Follicular mucinosis (alopecia mucinosa) is often associated with malignancies including mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome, but not adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATLL). We report a 49-year-old male patient who had pruritic follicular papules and erythemas clinically, and follicular and perifollicular infiltrates and follicular mucin deposition histopathologically. The patient showed 11% of flower-shaped atypical lymphocytes in blood examination and positive human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 antibody in serology, consistent with the chronic type of ATLL. This case seems to be a very rare association of follicular mucinosis and chronic ATLL, suggesting that malignant T cells may have a feature of folliculotropism as well as epidermotropism.
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Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto
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Mucinose Folicular
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En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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