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Multifocal CD4+ Primary Cutaneous Small/Medium Lymphoproliferative Disorder Successfully Treated With Low-Dose Oral
Ahmad B Dimassi1, Christopher Howlett2, Chai W Phua3
1Internal Medicine, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University Medical Center, Beirut, LBN.
Abstract:
Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (PCSM-LPD) is a rare indolent disorder often associated with a favourable prognosis. It typically presents as a solitary skin lesion, mainly in the head, neck, or upper trunk region. Multifocal PCSM-LPD is a rare entity, with no standard treatment approaches available. In this article, we present the case of a 56-year-old male patient with multifocal biopsy-proven PCSM-LPD that was treated with methotrexate orally at 10 mg/m2 body surface area weekly and successfully achieved full clinical resolution by the 10th week of therapy. A review of the literature indicates the efficacy of combination chemotherapy. However, due to the indolent nature of this disorder and the undesired side effects from combination chemotherapy, our treatment method involved oral methotrexate alone, and it was successful. Oral methotrexate is a potential therapeutic option in the management of multifocal PCSM-LPD and it warrants further investigations.
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