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Case Reports
. 2022 Oct:28:18-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.08.006. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma after COVID-19 vaccination

Margaret Ann Kreher  1 , John Ahn  2 , Tyler Werbel  2 , Kiran Motaparthi  2
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Case Reports

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma after COVID-19 vaccination

Margaret Ann Kreher et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; HLH, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; PET-CT, positron emission tomography–computed tomography; SPTCL; SPTCL, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma; SUV, standardized uptake value; TCR, T-cell receptor; injection site reaction; subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma; viral vector vaccine.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Erythematous, indurated plaque on the upper arm.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Lobular panniculitis with fibrinoid necrosis (A: H&E, 150× magnification), atypical medium-sized lymphocytes rimming adipocytes, and histiocytes containing apoptotic debris (B: H&E, 400× magnification).
Fig 3
Fig 3
Resolution with atrophy following 6 weeks of combined treatment with cyclosporine and prednisone.
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