Mature CD8+ T-cell clonal expansion in the oral cavity and digestive tract: a severe lymphoid malignancy that mimics Crohn's disease

Clin Case Rep. 2016 Oct 11;4(12):1088-1090. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.668. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Abstract

In patients with atypical Crohn's disease features, including severe oral ulcerations and resistance to standard treatment, the possibility of a mature clonal CD8+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder should be investigated. Clinicians should be aware of this differential diagnosis because CD8+ T-cell lymphoma prognosis can be remarkably favorable upon oral treatment with cyclophosphamide.

Keywords: Crohn's disease; cyclophosphamide; digestive lymphoma; peripheral T‐cell lymphoma.

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