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Primary Cutaneous T‐Cell Lymphoma Following Organ Transplantation in a 16‐Year‐Old Boy
Author(s) -
AMIN AHMAD,
BURKHART CRAIG,
GROBEN PAMELA,
MORRELL DEAN S.
Publication year - 2009
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.1525-1470.2008.00844.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , transplantation , primary (astronomy) , organ transplantation , dermatology , pathology , surgery , physics , astronomy
Organ transplant recipients on immunosuppressant therapy are at risk of developing lymphoproliferative disorders. Although rare, there have been reported cases of primary cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma occurring in this population. We present a pediatric patient who developed cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma with mycosis fungoides histology after liver transplantation.