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Lymphomatoid Papulosis/Pityriasis Lichenoides in Two Children
Author(s) -
Ashworth J.,
Paterson W. D.,
MacKie Rona M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1987.tb00786.x
Subject(s) - lymphomatoid papulosis , medicine , dermatology , immunology , mycosis fungoides , lymphoma
Two children developed lymphomatoid papulosis/pityriasis lichenoides at ages 3 and 6 years. Followup continued for 13 years in the former patient and for 6 years in the latter. Both children now have continuing lowgrade disease activity requiring in the one case topical corticosteroid therapy and in the other low‐dose systemic steroid therapy. These children are reported to emphasize to pediatricians, pediatric pathologists, and hematologists that pseudolymphomatous conditions can exist in young children and do not require potent cytotoxic therapy. In both of our patients, the initial diagnosis was thought to be an aggressive lymphoma.