Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma presenting as a diffuse morbilliform rash: A case report

Spencer Tuohy; Christopher Wachuku; Yixin A Wang; Aman Prasad; Sara S Samimi; Lisa K Pappas-Taffer; Paul L Haun; Leo L Wang

doi:10.1177/2050313X231212994

Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma presenting as a diffuse morbilliform rash: A case report

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2023 Nov 17:11:2050313X231212994. doi: 10.1177/2050313X231212994. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Spencer Tuohy¹, Christopher Wachuku¹, Yixin A Wang¹, Aman Prasad¹, Sara S Samimi¹, Lisa K Pappas-Taffer¹, Paul L Haun¹, Leo L Wang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

This case describes a patient with known mantle cell lymphoma without cutaneous involvement presenting with a diffuse morbilliform rash during an inpatient admission for bacterial pneumonia. The patient was thought to have a hypersensitivity to antibiotics but failed to improve after the offending agents were stopped. A skin biopsy revealed metastatic cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma. Treatment with high-dose corticosteroids and chemotherapy was initiated resulting in the resolution of the rash.

Keywords: Cancer; dermatology.

Publication types

Case Reports