Annals of Health and Health Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Lymphocytomacutis: A Diagnostic Dilemma

  • Author:
  • Shaista Choudhary1,, CV Srinivas2, Garima Sharma3, Nithya Prabhakaran3, Samiksha Ray3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Dec 1, 2014
  • Page Number: 147 to 149

1Associate Professor,Department of Pathology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India

2Associate Professor, Department of ENT, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India

3Resident in Pathology, Department of Pathology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India

*Corresponding author email id: drshaista5@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Lymphocytomabenigna cutis is a benign, reactive lesion also called as benign lymphoid hyperplasia, lymphadenosisbenigna cutis, cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia and spiegler-fendtsarcoid with varied aetiology like insect bite, tattoo etc. The clinical examination and histological features of this benign lesion do resemble and often mistaken for lymphoma.We report a case of lymphocytomacutis on the cheek of an adult woman.

Keywords

Lymphocytomacutis, Benign, Reactive cheek nodule, Contact dermatitis