Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma in Children: Report of Two Cases

Primary cutaneous lymphomas in children are rare and constitute a heterogeneous group in regard to histological subtype, clinical course and prognosis. Here, we present the clinical characteristics and outcomes of two children with primary cutaneous lymphoma with different histopathologic subtypes. They had been diagnosed as a skin abscess initially but had not responded to systemic antibiotherapy and dressing. After a biopsy and metastatic work up, one patient was diagnosed as primary cutaneous peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified, and the other as primary cutaneous CD30 positive ALK negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma.