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Jennifer T. Trent, MD; Paolo Romanelli, MD; Francisco A. Kerdel, BSc,MBBS
From Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:1421-1423.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 56-year-old man presented with multiple red-violaceous firm, nontender nodules and plaques on the left frontal and parietal areas of his scalp (Figure 1). There was no regional lymphadenopathy. The patient denied any fever or chills. His medical history was significant for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, for which he was taking metformin, troglitazone, glyburide, and enalapril maleate. There was no personal or family history of cancer. A skin biopsy specimen from a scalp lesion showed a dense atypical lymphocytic infiltrate suggestive of malignant lymphoma (Figure 2). Results of extensive investigation including a bone marrow biopsy, lymph node biopsy, and computed tomographic scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis were negative for systemic lymphoma. A specimen from a repeated biopsy was submitted for flow cytometric analysis and Southern blotting for B- and T-cell receptor rearrangement. Immunophenotypic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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