Open AccessDifferent faces of cutaneous Hodgkin′s disease
Author(s) -
Shikha Goyal,
Ahitagni Biswas,
Tarun Puri,
Ruchika Gupta,
Sandeep Muzumder,
Pramod Kumar Julka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatopathology and diagnostic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2349-6029
DOI - 10.4103/2349-6029.147310
Subject(s) - disease , incidence (geometry) , lymphatic system , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , dermatology , pathology , biology , paleontology , physics , optics
Hodgkin′s disease with skin involvement is a rare entity with a reported incidence of 0.5-3.5%. Various routes of skin involvement may include retrograde lymphatic spread, direct extension from underlying nodes, or hematogenous spread. Prognosis is usually determined by the degree of visceral involvement and the stage of disease. We report our experience with four cases of Hodgkin′s disease with varying presentations, mimicking other malignant or inflammatory conditions