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J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
; 7(4): 353-4, 2009 Apr.
Article
in English, German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19054422
ABSTRACT
Pagetoid reticulosis (Woringer-Kolopp disease) is a rare subtype of cutaneous CD8-positive T-cell lymphoma. A 41-year-old man presented with a 7-year history with a slowly progressive erythematous plaque on his right buttocks. With the working diagnosis of psoriasis, he was treated with topical corticosteroids which produced no improvement. Histological examination showed an epidermotropic T-cell lymphoma with predominance of CD8- vs.CD4-positive lymphocytes. Based on the clinical picture and the histological findings, we diagnosed pagetoid reticulosis. Excision of the plaque and cream PUVA photo-chemotherapy produced long-term remission.