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. 2022 Nov-Dec;67(6):837.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_518_22.

Idiopathic Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma

Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao  1 , M Naresh  1 , B Sindhuja  1 , B Pranaya  1 , Vsv N Sindhu  1 , V Shreeja  1
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Idiopathic Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma

Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2022 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

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Figure 1
(Original) Erythematous oval nodule over the left side of the nose
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Figure 2
(Original) Histopathological examination of a biopsy of the nodule. The epidermis is hyperkeratotic and parakeratotic, and the dermis shows intense lymphocytic infiltration. Most of them are small lymphocytes. (H and E stain, ×10)
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Figure 3
(Original) Histopathological examination of a biopsy of the nodule; intense lymphocytic infiltration; most of them are small lymphocytes. Occasional lymphocytes show mild large nuclei with cleaved nuclei. (H and E stain, ×40)
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Figure 4
(Original) Immunohistochemistry showing CD3 positivity (×40)
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Figure 5
(Original) Immunohistochemistry showing CD4 positivity (×40)
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Figure 6
(Original) Immunohistochemistry showing CD8 positivity (×40)
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Figure 7
(Original) Immunohistochemistry, positive for CD20 (×40)
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Figure 8
(Original) Immunohistochemistry, partially positive for CD10 (×40)
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Figure 9
(Original) Immunohistochemistry, negative for CD30 (×40)
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Figure 10
(Original) Immunohistochemistry, Ki (labelling index) positivity <5% (×40)
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