OBJECTIVE: To report the association of the development of a primary, cutaneous, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma after initiation of glatiramer acetate treatment of a patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Dermatology outpatient clinic. Patient A 33-year-old white woman developed an erythematous nodule on her leg 4 months after starting treatment with glatiramer acetate. Biopsy showed primary, cutaneous, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Further evaluation showed no systemic involvement. Intervention Radiation therapy induced a complete remission. CONCLUSIONS: Several T-cell-mediated skin conditions have been associated with the use of glatiramer acetate, such as pseudolymphoma, drug eruptions, and erythema nodosum. We report the association of a T-cell malignancy with the use of glatiramer acetate.
OBJECTIVE: To report the association of the development of a primary, cutaneous, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma after initiation of glatiramer acetate treatment of a patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Dermatology outpatient clinic. Patient A 33-year-old whitewoman developed an erythematous nodule on her leg 4 months after starting treatment with glatiramer acetate. Biopsy showed primary, cutaneous, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Further evaluation showed no systemic involvement. Intervention Radiation therapy induced a complete remission. CONCLUSIONS: Several T-cell-mediated skin conditions have been associated with the use of glatiramer acetate, such as pseudolymphoma, drug eruptions, and erythema nodosum. We report the association of a T-cell malignancy with the use of glatiramer acetate.
Authors: Ana Alexandra Duarte Martins da Silva; Sara Marta Pereira dos Santos Cavaco; Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Taipa; Pedro Ricardo Soares Pinto; Manuel Jorge Rocha Melo Pires Journal: Neurol Sci Date: 2011-01-14 Impact factor: 3.307