Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma associated with actinic prurigo

Br J Dermatol. 2005 Jul;153(1):186-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06611.x.

Abstract

We describe two patients with a diagnosis of actinic prurigo who subsequently developed cutaneous B-cell lymphoma. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of this association. We propose that chronic antigenic stimulation by ultraviolet radiation, in the context of actinic prurigo, may have been causal in the development of these unusual lymphomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / etiology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / complications*
  • Prurigo / complications*
  • Skin Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology