Folliculotropic T-cell lymphocytosis as a distinct form of pilotropic T-cell dyscrasia

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-229

  Magro, Cynthia M ^a   Crowson, A Neil ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous T cell dyscrasia; Dermatopathology; Folliculotropic T cell lymphocytosis; Hair follicle; Mycosis fungoides; Pilotropic T cell dyscrasia; T cell infiltrates

Indexed keywords

CD7 ANTIGEN; L SELECTIN; MUCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CELL MIGRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLICULOTROPIC T CELL LYMPHOCYTOSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; HYPERPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 79952254803     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPBII68IJXUXHC     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Guitart J, Magro C. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoid dyscrasia: a unifying term for idiopathic chronic dermatoses with persistent T-cell clones. Arch Dermatol. 2007;143:921-932. (Pubitemid 47076494)
2. Solomon GJ, Magro CM. Foxp3 expression in cutaneous T-cell lymphocytic infiltrates. J Cutan Pathol. 2008;35:1032-1039.
3. Magro CM, Crowson AN, Morrison C, et al. Pityriasis lichenoides chronica: stratification by molecular and phenotypic profile. Hum Pathol. 2007;38:479-490. (Pubitemid 46237654)
4. Magro CM, Schaefer JT, Crowson AN, et al. Pigmented purpuric dermatosis: classification by phenotypic and molecular profiles. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007;128:218-229. (Pubitemid 47262619)
5. Hobbs JL, Chaffins ML, Douglass MC. Syringolymphoid hyperplasia with alopecia: two case reports and review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;49:1177-1180. (Pubitemid 37475506)
6. Magro CM, Schaefer JT, Morrison C, et al. Atypical lymphocytic lobular panniculitis: a clonal subcutaneous T-cell dyscrasia. J Cutan Pathol. 2008;35:947-954.
7. Gniadecki R, Lukowsky A. Monoclonal T-cell dyscrasia of undetermined significance associated with recalcitrant erythroderma. Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:361-367. (Pubitemid 40365452)
8. Schmidt D, Goronzy JJ, Waynand M. CD4+CD7-CD28-T-cells are expanded in rheumatoid arthritis and are characterized by autoreactivity. J Clin Invest. 1996;97:2027-2037. (Pubitemid 26143956)
9. Legac E, Autran B, Merle-Beral H, et al. CD4+CD7-CD57+ T-cells: a new lymphocyte subset expanded during human immunodeficiency virus infection. Blood. 1992;79:1746-1753.
10. Barrou B, Legac E, Blanc C, et al. Expansion of CD4+CD7-T helper cells with a TH0-TH2 function in kidney transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 1995;27:1676-1677.
11. Reinhold U, Abken H, Hukel S, et al. CD7-T-cells represent a subset of normal human blood lymphocytes. J Immunol. 1993;150:2081-2089. (Pubitemid 23129687)
12. Magro CM, Sachdeva MP, Crowson AN, et al. The application of a monoclonal antibody to CD62L on paraffin-embedded tissue samples in the assessment of the cutaneous T-cell infiltrates. J Cutan Pathol. 2005;32:12-20. (Pubitemid 40174100)
13. Kossard S, Rubel D. Folliculotropic T-cell lymphocytosis (mucin-poor follicular mucinosis). Australas J Dermatol. 2000;41:120-123. (Pubitemid 30304009)
14. Kilinc Karaarslan I, Turkmen M, Ertekin B, et al. Folliculotropic T-cell lymphocytosis as an associated finding in mycosis fungoides [letter]. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009;23:601-602.
15. van de Kerkhof PC, van Rossum MM, Hengstman GJ, et al. Follicular cysts and hyperkeratoses as first manifestation, and involvement of the central nervous system as late manifestation of mycosis fungoides. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2005;19:777-779. (Pubitemid 41743348)
16. Gerami P, Guitart J. The spectrum of histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings in folliculotropic mycosis fungoides. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007;31:1430-1438. (Pubitemid 47329681)
17. Gerami P, Rosen S, Kuzel T, et al. Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: an aggressive variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Arch Dermatol. 2008;144:738-746. (Pubitemid 351846874)
18. Boone SL, Guitart J, Gerami P. Follicular mycosis fungoides: a histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and genotypic review. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2008;143:409-414.
19. LeBoit PE. Alopecia mucinosa, inflammatory disease or mycosis fungoides: must we choose? and are there other choices? Am J Dermatopathol. 2004;26:167-170. (Pubitemid 38429067)
20. Anderson BE, Mackley CL, Helm KF. Alopecia mucinosa: a report of a case and review. J Cutan Med Surg. 2003;7:124-128. (Pubitemid 36506161)
21. van Dongen JJ, Langerak AW, Bruggemann M, et al. Design and standardization of PCR primers and protocols for detection of clonal immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene recombinations in suspect lymphoproliferations: report of the BIOMED-2 Concerted Action BMH4-CT98-3936. Leukemia. 2003;17:2257-2317. (Pubitemid 38072572)
22. Marzano AV, Berti E, Lupica L, et al. Unilesional follicular mycosis fungoides. Dermatology. 1999;199:174-176. (Pubitemid 29494800)
23. Klemke CD, Dippel E, Assaf C, et al. Follicular mycosis fungoides. Br J Dermatol. 1999;141:137-140. (Pubitemid 29333708)
24. Fraser-Andrews E, Ashton R, Russell-Jones R. Pilotropic mycosis fungoides presenting with multiple cysts, comedones and alopecia. Br J Dermatol. 1999;140:141-144. (Pubitemid 29074548)
25. Bonta MD, Tannous ZS, Demierre MF, et al. Rapidly progressing mycosis fungoides presenting as follicular mucinosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000;43:635-640.
26. Flaig MJ, Cerroni L, Schuhmann K, et al. Follicular mycosis fungoides: a histopathologic analysis of nine cases. J Cutan Pathol. 2001;28:525-530. (Pubitemid 33020615)
27. van Doorn R, Scheffer E, Willemze R. Follicular mycosis fungoides, a distinct disease entity with or without associated follicular mucinosis: a clinicopathologic and follow-up study of 51 patients. Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:191-198. (Pubitemid 34160393)
28. Gerami P, Guitart J. Basaloid folliculolymphoid hyperplasia: a distinctive finding in follicular mycosis fungoides. J Cutan Pathol. 2007;34(suppl 1):29-32. (Pubitemid 350098890)
29. Cerroni L, Fink-Puches R, Back B, et al. Follicular mucinosis: a critical reappraisal of clinicopathologic features and association with mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:182-189. (Pubitemid 34160392)
30. Pestarino A, Borghi S, Dezzana M, et al. Off-center fold: asymptomatic follicular papules with alopecia on the lower part of the leg: follicular mycosis fungoides. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137:657-662. (Pubitemid 32458450)
31. Ozdemir M, Demirkesen C, Arzuhal N, et al. Mucin-poor follicular mycosis fungoides. Int J Dermatol. 2002;41:112-114. (Pubitemid 34552361)
32. Taira K, Narisawa Y, Nakafusa J, et al. Spatial relationship between Merkel cells and Langerhans cells in human hair follicles. J Dermatol Sci. 2002;30:195-204. (Pubitemid 35351312)
33. Edelson RL. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: the helping hand of dendritic cells. Ann N y Acad Sci. 2001;941:1-11. (Pubitemid 32928328)
34. Magro CM, Crowson AN. Drug-induced immune dysregulation as a cause of atypical cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates: a hypothesis. Hum Pathol. 1996;27:125-132. (Pubitemid 26049465)
35. Crowson AN, Magro CM. Antidepressant therapy: a possible cause of atypical cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. Arch Dermatol. 1995;131:925-929.