Korean J Dermatol.
2008 Sep;46(9):1262-1265.
A Case of Cutaneous Hodgkin's Disease Presented with a Maculopapular Rash
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. mnkim@cau.ac.kr
Abstract
- Hodgkin's disease (HD) is a lymphoproliferative disorder that presents as a clinically asymptomatic mass or painless lymph node swelling. Cutaneous HD is a very rare manifestation in patients with HD. A 66-year-old man complained of a maculopapular rash waxing and waning for one year. A painful mass had developed on his left axilla 7 weeks prior to presenting. The biopsy specimens of both skin and lymph node revealed Hodgkin's lymphoma with atypical lymphoid cells and Reed-Sternberg cells. We report a case of cutaneous involvement of HD, which had been presented as a maculopapular rash for one year.