Open AccessA Rare Case of Primary Cutaneous Follicle Center Lymphoma Mimicking Leprosy
Author(s) -
Marlina Made,
Farida Tabri,
Faridha Ilyas,
Nurelly Waspodo,
Sri Rimayani,
Dirmawati Kadir
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8721
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , histopathology , dermatology , cutaneous lymphoma , pathology , leprosy , chop , mycosis fungoides
Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma is a rare type of cutaneous lymphoma with a plethora of clinical manifestations ranging from macules, papules, nodules, or plaques. The lesions are often painless and certain subtypes such as the primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL) are indolent. The disease is often misdiagnosed with other dermatoses including bacterial and fungal infections. Here we report a 55-year-old female patient with clinical manifestations resembling multibacillary leprosy that was then confirmed to be PCFCL through aid of dermoscopy and histopathology. The patient then undergone chemotherapy using the R-CHOP regiment which resulted in significant clinical improvement and no signs of metastases or extracutaneous involvement upon follow-up.