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" A Violaceous Nodule in a Lung-transplant Patient "
Milford, Emily; Winslow, Caroline; Danhof, Rebecca
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AL
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924029
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LA1d158857
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English
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Milford, Emily; Winslow, Caroline; Danhof, Rebecca
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A Violaceous Nodule in a Lung-transplant Patient [Article]\ Milford, Emily; Winslow, Caroline; Danhof, Rebecca
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Dermatology Online Journal
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22/6
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2016
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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 recipient, who presented with an asymptomatic violaceous nodule on her left medial calf. Histopathology was consistent with PTLD of the B-cell subtype, EBV negative. This case is unique in that it was of the B cell subtype of cutaneous PTLD, which has been less commonly observed than the T cell subtype. In addition, the case was EBV negative, which is rare in B cell cutaneous PTLD. The patient was treated with rituximab 600 mg IV weekly for four weeks and cytomegalovirus immune globulin (Cytogam) 100 mg/kg once, with resolution of the nodule.
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