Hodgkin's Disease with Nonspecific Dermatitis: Report of 1 Case.
- Author:
Jung Hee HAHM
;
Yon Hee KIM
;
Soo Nam KIM
;
Hyung Jai KANG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow;
Dermatitis*;
Diagnosis;
Extremities;
Histiocytes;
Hodgkin Disease*;
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Hypertrophy;
Liver;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphocytes;
Lymphoma;
Mediastinum;
Mononuclear Phagocyte System;
Physical Examination;
Pruritus;
Sensation;
Skin;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1972;10(3):191-195
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hodgkin's disease, as a poly-morphous group of lymphoma, is a disease of reticuloendothelial system, skin and usually affects the lymph node and so primarily, predominantly by proliferation of lymphocyte and histiocyte. This patient is a 42 years old Housewife who was suffered from severe itching sensation on the entire body since she had illed with exfoliative decmatitis, 7 years ago. Skin lesion showed brownish colored hyperpigmentation on entire body, scattered or grouped lichenified patch with scale on extremities and hypertrophy on the palms and soles. On physical examination, she had a egg-sized, right cervical lymph node swelling and chestnut sized, left cervical lymph node swelling without pain. On laboratory findings showed within normal limits. Sternal bone marrow aspiration revealed nonspecifie findings. A chest X-Ray revealed mass shadow on right upper mediastinum. Histologically finding of the skin revealed nonspecific dermatitis picture. On diagnostic excisional biopsy of left cervical lymph node showed numerous Hodgkin's cell Liver scanning didn't show space occeuying lesion. Above as a result, by clinical manifestation, X-ray findings and histological findings of cervical lymph-node, the diagnosis of Hodgkins disease with nonspecific dermatitis was confirmed. Literature was briefly reviewed for the discussion of clinical and histological findings of this dlsease.
