Autier Julien, Buffet Marc, Pinquier Laure, Merlat-Guitard Anne-Isabelle, Carlotti Agnes, Franck Nathalie, Gorin Isabelle, Dupin Nicolas
Departments of Dermatology, Hôpital Tarnier-Cochin, Paris, France.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 Feb;52(2 Suppl 1):45-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.07.016.
Specific skin lesions are rare in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM). We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented macules, papules, and an erythema of the trunk with the "deck-chair" sign revealing the relapse of WM. Histologic and immunohistochemical examinations confirmed that cutaneous lesions were related to specific infiltration with neoplastic cells. Remission of both skin lesions and immunological abnormalities was obtained with oral cyclophosphamide.