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Cutaneous involvement of polymorphic post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in a child after liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Chen KuanYu,
Lin ChienYio,
Kuo Tsengtong,
Shih LeeYung,
Chang ChihHao,
Chen WeiTi,
Yang ChinYi
Publication year - 2019
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/pde.13903
Subject(s) - medicine , post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder , liver transplantation , lymphoproliferative disorders , transplantation , pediatrics , immunology , lymphoma , rituximab
Post‐transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder ( PTLD ) is one of the most common de novo malignancies in patients who receive immunosuppressive therapy after solid organ transplantation. We report a case of a 5‐year‐old girl who presented with indurated violaceous skin nodules 3.5 years post–liver transplantation, diagnosed as polymorphic PTLD , also involving Waldeyer's ring, spleen, and multiple lymph nodes. Through reduction of immunosuppression, most of the lesions resolved and the liver allograft was preserved.