A Violaceous Nodule in a Lung-transplant Patient

• Published in: Dermatology online journal Vol. 22; no. 6
• Main Authors: Milford, Emily, Winslow, Caroline, Danhof, Rebecca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.06.2016
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Female; Graft Rejection - prevention & control; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects; Leg; Lung Transplantation; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - drug therapy; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - etiology; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - immunology; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - pathology; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - etiology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - immunology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - surgery; Rituximab - therapeutic use; Skin Neoplasms - drug therapy; Skin Neoplasms - etiology; Skin Neoplasms - immunology; Skin Neoplasms - pathology

Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a rare complication of solid organ or allogenic bone marrow transplantation. Cases localized to the skin are even rarer, with only around 100 cases recorded in the literature [2]. We present a case of 60 year-old-woman, a lung transplant rec...