A Rare Case of Cutaneous Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Jerel A Phillips, Ayushi Awale, Comfort Anim-Koranteng, Marie Thearle, Virgil Hatcher · 2026
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Description
Jerel A Phillips and co-authors present, in a 2026 case report, a rare skin form of lymphomatoid granulomatosis, a disorder where immune watch over Epstein-Barr virus fails. The disease mostly strikes adult men and hides behind vague symptoms, so diagnosis is hard. Tissue study is often the only way to name it.
The patient was a 42-year-old man from Senegal with a crusted arm ulcer that had worsened for six months without healing. Tests showed low blood counts, severe kidney failure, and chronic hepatitis B. Early biopsies showed only nonspecific swelling, and antibiotics barely helped. He returned five weeks later with worse body-wide symptoms. The report reviews past cases and the steps that separate this disease from infection and other cancers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jerel A Phillips, Ayushi Awale, Comfort Anim-Koranteng, Marie Thearle, Virgil Hatcher |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |