LYMPHOMATOID PAPULOSIS - A CLINICAL CASE

We report a case of lymphomatoid papulosis in a 36-year-old man who pr esented recurrent necrotic skin nodules that regressed spontaneously l eaving scars. The condition had persisted since 1988. These nodules we re always solitary and located on the extremities. Histological examin ation revealed a perivascular and interstitial, superficial and deep i nfiltrate with numerous atypical lymphocytes (>40%) characterized by c erebriform mononuclear cells and large atypical cells stained by MTI, UCHL1 and Ber-H2 (anti-CD30). No associated disease was found. The pat ient has been free of lesions for more than a year without treatment. A nosological and physiopathological hypothesis of lymphomatoid papulo sis is discussed.