Korean J Dermatol.  2000 Jun;38(6):802-805.

A Case of Disseminated Pagetoid Reticulosis

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Pagetoid reticulosis(PR) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that has been divided into the localized and disseminated type. There has been ongoing debate about the nature of PR. Some authors have regarded PR as a variant of mycosis fungoides(MF). However recent reported cases suggest that PR may represent a spectrum of lymphoproliferative disorders that may not be related to MF. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman who had an erythematous plaque on the anterior chest, buttock and lower extremities for 2 years. Histologically there was dense infiltrate of predominantly CD8-/CD30+ atypical mononuclear cells in the epidermis that produce a pagetoid appearance. We believe this is the first reported case of disseminated pagetoid reticulosis in the Korean literature.

Keyword

Pagetoid reticulosis; Disseminated; CD30+

MeSH Terms

Aged
Buttocks
Epidermis
Female
Humans
Lower Extremity
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Pagetoid Reticulosis*
Thorax
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