Skin tumor - Nonmelanocytic - Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltration of skin

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Lymphoma and related disorders

Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltration of skin

Reviewer: Christopher Hale, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 15 July 2012, last major update June 2012
Copyright: (c) 2001-2012, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● May be a variant of lymphoid hyperplasia
● Related to discoid lupus erythematosus
● Violaceous nodules of head and neck or trunk

Case reports
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● 78 year old man with 1 year history of bilateral painless runny eyes (BMJ Case Rep 2010;2010:bcr07.2009.2064)

Clinical images
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Preoperative facial photograph showing bilateral lid ectropion and tarsal conjunctival exposure

Micro description
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● Lymphocytes and plasmacytoid monocytes, no distinct epidermal changes

Micro images
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Skin biopsy: H&E and CD3

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