Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis presenting in the skin - 12/08/11
, Jacqueline Junkins-Hopkins, MD a, John T. Seykora, MD, PhD a, Donald J. Adler, DO b, Rosalie Elenitsas, MD aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Abstract |
A 91-year-old woman who had been taking methotrexate for approximately 5 years for rheumatoid arthritis developed papules and nodules on her face that enlarged during 6 months. A series of biopsy specimens demonstrated a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with increasingly atypical histopathologic features that resembled diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Epstein-Barr virus was not identified. Withdrawal of methotrexate resulted in complete resolution of all lesions within 8 weeks. This case illustrates the rare occurrence of methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder with primary presentation in the skin and documents clinical and histopathologic progression from early changes to fully developed lesions.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Abbreviations used : DLBCL, EBV, HL, IR, LPD, MTX, RA
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Vol 56 - N° 4
P. 686-690 - aprile 2007 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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