Sézary syndrome in an 11-year-old girl

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Jan;28(1):93-5. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(93)70017-n.

Abstract

All forms of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma are rare in children. We describe an 11-year-old girl who had generalized exfoliative erythroderma, intense pruritus, peripheral lymphadenopathy, mycosis cells in the skin and lymph nodes, and Sézary cells in the peripheral blood. Results of a biopsy specimen of involved skin showed changes consistent with mycosis fungoides. A classic case of Sézary syndrome has not previously been reported in childhood or preadolescence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mycosis Fungoides / drug therapy
  • Mycosis Fungoides / pathology
  • PUVA Therapy
  • Sezary Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Sezary Syndrome / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*