Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma presenting as a ten month history of unilateral facial swelling

A Cotter; A Treacy; C O'Keane; N Mulligan; J Lambert

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma presenting as a ten month history of unilateral facial swelling

Ir Med J. 2008 May;101(5):151-2.

Authors

A Cotter¹, A Treacy, C O'Keane, N Mulligan, J Lambert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Disease, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin. [email protected]

PMID: 18624265

Abstract

A 25-year-old fisherman presented with a ten-month history of unilateral facial swelling involving his lower lip and eyelids. The differential diagnosis for oro-facial swelling is extensive including congenital, infective, inflammatory and neoplastic processes. Biopsies revealed a cutaneous T cell lymphoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Edema / diagnosis*
Edema / etiology
Face
Humans
Lymph Nodes / physiopathology
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / complications
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / physiopathology
Male
Mycosis Fungoides / physiopathology
Risk Factors