Spontaneous regression of primary cutaneous Epstein-Barr virus-positive, CD30-positive anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma in a heart-transplant recipient

• Published in: Clinical and experimental dermatology Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. e21 - e24
• Main Authors: Chiu, L. S., Choi, P. C. L., Luk, N. M., Chang, M., Tang, W. Y. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2009
• Subjects: Drug Administration Schedule; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - complications; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - immunology; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - pathology; Heart Transplantation - immunology; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic - immunology; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic - pathology; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic - virology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous - immunology; Skin Neoplasms - immunology; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Skin Neoplasms - virology

Summary We presented a rare case of primary cutaneous Epstein–Barr virus‐positive, CD30‐positive anasplastic large cell lymphoma in a 64‐year‐old man who had received a heart transplant 11 years previously. The first presenting symptom was the appearance of erythematous skin nodules on the right leg...