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. 2021 Jan-Feb;39(1):64-75.
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.12.014. Epub 2021 Jan 9.

Management of primary cutaneous lymphomas during the COVID-19 pandemic

Valeria Mateeva  1 , Aikaterini Patsatsi  2
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Management of primary cutaneous lymphomas during the COVID-19 pandemic

Valeria Mateeva et al. Clin Dermatol. 2021 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Primary cutaneous lymphomas are defined as a heterogenic group of T- and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas that present initially in the skin. Patients with primary cutaneous lymphomas are at a higher risk for developing complications in case of infection with the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the established diagnostic approach, staging, and therapeutic guidelines in patients with primary cutaneous lymphomas. In the light of the current global health crisis, management of primary cutaneous lymphomas needs to be adjusted. The key to achieving this is to balance the optimal control of the lymphoma, with a minimal increase of the personal risk for COVID-19 exposure and complications.

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Early patch/plaque mycosis fungoides, stage IB.
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Advanced mycosis fungoides with cutaneous tumors, stage IIB.
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Erythrodermic mycosis fungoides, stage IIIB.
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Melanoerythrodema in Sézary syndrome, stage IVA1.
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Lymphomatoid papulosis.
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Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma.
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Primary cutaneous follicular center lymphoma.
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