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Persistent Agmination of Lymphomatoid Papulosis
Author(s) -
TORRELO ANTONIO,
COLMENERO ISABEL,
HERNÁNDEZ ANGELA,
GOIRIZ REBECA
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.1525-1470.2009.01035.x
Subject(s) - lymphomatoid papulosis , medicine , dermatology , pathology , mycosis fungoides , lymphoma
A 12‐year‐old boy had lesions clinically and histopathologically consistent with lymphomatoid papulosis (LP) which were persistent and appeared grouped in a circumscribed area of normal looking background skin on the right abdomen. Staging work‐up did not disclose systemic disease. Persistent agmination of lymphomatoid papulosis (PALP) is somewhat different from classical LP because it involves a circumscribed, patch‐sized area of the skin and the papules within never resolve completely despite some waxing and waning. PALP might be considered a localized or regional form of LP or a distinct lymphoproliferative disorder; in any case, at least a cautious long‐term follow up is recommended, with attention to the possible development of true lymphoma.