Cutaneous plasmacytosis: Report of 6 cases with or without systemic involvement

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 68; no. 6; pp. 978 - 985
• Main Authors: Honda, Rie, MD, Cerroni, Lorenzo, MD, Tanikawa, Akiko, MD, Ebihara, Tamotsu, MD, Amagai, Masayuki, MD, Ishiko, Akira, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Adult; cutaneous plasmacytosis; Dermatology; Female; Humans; Hypergammaglobulinemia - diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Male; marginal zone lymphoma; Middle Aged; mixed connective-tissue disease; multicentric Castleman disease; Plasma Cells - pathology; Retrospective Studies; sarcoid reaction; Skin - pathology; Skin Diseases - diagnosis; systemic plasmacytosis; IL; human herpesvirus; cutaneous plasmacytosis; sarcoid reaction; mixed connective-tissue disease; marginal zone lymphoma; MCD; HHV; multicentric Castleman disease; systemic plasmacytosis; interleukin; PCR; polymerase chain reaction

Background Cutaneous plasmacytosis and systemic plasmacytosis are rare entities arising primarily in patients of Japanese descent. The origin and exact pathogenesis are poorly understood. Objective We sought to determine clinicopathologic features of cutaneous and systemic plasmacytosis. Methods We...