TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual presentation of B-cell lymphoma as a cutaneous abscess
AU - Zeltser, Ross
AU - Kalra, Aarti
AU - Stadecker, Miguel J.
AU - Krejci-Papa, Niels
N1 - Funding Information:
Production and distribution supported by an educational grant to the American Academy of Dermatology by Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - Cutaneous abscesses can result from many conditions and are primarily managed with incision, drainage and antibiotics, without the need for extensive diagnostic workup. We herein report a case of a B-cell lymphoma manifesting as an abscess on the back of a 67-year-old female. Standard therapies failed to improve her condition, and, by the time of tissue diagnosis, a greater than palm-sized necrotic ulcer eroding through skin and fat, and into the psoas muscle had developed. Primary or secondary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas almost never lead to tissue necrosis but should be entertained in cases of abscesses or ulcers with unusual presentation.
AB - Cutaneous abscesses can result from many conditions and are primarily managed with incision, drainage and antibiotics, without the need for extensive diagnostic workup. We herein report a case of a B-cell lymphoma manifesting as an abscess on the back of a 67-year-old female. Standard therapies failed to improve her condition, and, by the time of tissue diagnosis, a greater than palm-sized necrotic ulcer eroding through skin and fat, and into the psoas muscle had developed. Primary or secondary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas almost never lead to tissue necrosis but should be entertained in cases of abscesses or ulcers with unusual presentation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.06.035
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.06.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 16843119
AN - SCOPUS:33745726004
VL - 55
SP - S24-S27
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
SN - 0190-9622
IS - 2 SUPPL.
ER -