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Chronic granulomatous dermatosis as a presenting sign of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas Volume 25, numéro 2, April 2015

Auteurs
1 Department of Hematology,
Ion Chiricuta Oncology Institute,
Romania Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Bulevardul 21 Decembrie Nr 73,
400124, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2 Department of Pathology,
Emergency University Hospital,
Cluj Napoca, Romania

We have read with great interest the paper of Lee et al.[1], in which the authors describe the association between chronic granulomatous dermatosis and lymphoepithelioid T-cell lymphomas, also known as Lennert's lymphomas. A chronic granulomatous dermatosis represents a rare skin disorder in which pathologists describe a particular pattern of granulomatous infiltration, with linear erythematous palpable cords. These cords are called by clinicians “the rope sign” and appear on the lateral side of [...]