A Unique Presentation of Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Awad, Mary ; Holzwanger, Erik ; Jubbal, Sandeep
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Cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (CBCL) are rare heterogeneous neoplastic diseases composing about 22.5% of all cutaneous lymphomas. These diseases can be divided into primary and secondary cutaneous variants with primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (PCBCL) divided into three distinct entities including primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma, primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma, and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCDLBCL, LT). Secondary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (CDLBCL) and PCDLBCL, LT are more aggressive neoplasms compared to the aforementioned CBCL with survival rates of 37% and 50% after 5 years, respectively. CDLBCL can present as cutaneous or subcutaneous nodules, papular lesions, or indurated plaques. Here, we present a case of CDLBCL of an 88-year-old female that was mistaken for lower extremity cellulitis with phlegmon. Our patient failed two courses of antibiotic therapy as an outpatient and received a third as an inpatient before a cutaneous biopsy clinched the diagnosis.
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Awad M, Holzwanger E, Jubbal S. A Unique Presentation of Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2020 Apr 7;2020:8310602. doi: 10.1155/2020/8310602. PMID: 32318298; PMCID: PMC7166262. Link to article on publisher's site