Cutaneous Plasmacytosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in a Patient with an Atypical Presentation

Gustavo  Moreira Amorim; Ariel  Córdova Rosa; Joana Buratto; Solange Emanuelle Volpato  Steckert; Roberto Moreira Amorim Filho; Gabriella  Di Giunta Funchal

doi:10.29021/spdv.79.3.1367

Gustavo Moreira Amorim Faculty of Medicine - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina - UNISUL/Pedra Branca, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Sector of Dermatology - Hospital de Dermatologia Sanitária Santa Teresa - Secretaria do Estado de Saúde de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-9463
Ariel Córdova Rosa Sector of Dermatology and Pathology - Hospital Universitário Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - HU/UFSC, Santa Catarina, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-2891
Joana Buratto Faculty of Medicine - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina - UNISUL/Pedra Branca, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Primary Care - Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de São José. Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7945-538X
Solange Emanuelle Volpato Steckert Sector of Dermatology - Hospital de Dermatologia Sanitária Santa Teresa - Secretaria do Estado de Saúde de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-5959
Roberto Moreira Amorim Filho Sector of Dermatology - Hospital de Dermatologia Sanitária Santa Teresa - Secretaria do Estado de Saúde de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-4079
Gabriella Di Giunta Funchal Sector of Dermatology and Pathology - Hospital Universitário Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - HU/UFSC, Santa Catarina, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-2918

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.79.3.1367

Keywords: Plasma Cells, Skin Diseases

Abstract

Cutaneous plasmacytosis is a rare dermatosis that is classically characterized by the presence of multiple papules and reddish- -brown nodules mainly in the trunk. It most commonly affects elderly Asians, with few reports in Caucasians and young patients. On histopathology there is a polyclonal proliferation of mature plasm cells. The objective of this report is to present a case of atypical manifestation of this rare disease, both due to clinical and epidemiological aspects.

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