Cutaneous primary CD30 [Ki-1] positive large T-cell lymphoma in an HIV infected patient

ABSTRACT

A 52-year-old male with advanced human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection was found to have primary cutaneons and intraoral CD30 [Ki-I]-positive large T-cell lymphoma [LCL]. Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas have been rarely described in patients with HIV infection and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous neoplastic and infectious diseases affecting this patient group. We report a case of primary cutaneous and intraoral presentation of large T-cell lymphoma [LCL], which was clinically believed to be bacillary angiomatosis. The diagnosis ofCD30-positive large T-cell lymphoma [LCL] was established based on histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies