Photoaccentuated erythroderma associated with CD4+ T lymphocytopenia: successful treatment with 5-methoxypsoralen and UVA, interferon alfa-2b, and extracorporeal photopheresis.
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Abstract
We describe a 53-year-old HIV-negative white man who had chronic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia and photoaccentuated erythroderma with lymphoma-like histologic changes. The erythroderma completely responded to 5-methoxypsoralen and UVA (PUVA), interferon alfa-2b, and extracorporeal photopheresis. During therapy opportunistic skin infections, including tinea corporis, warts, and disseminated molluscum contagiosum, developed. Although the patient met the current definition of idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia (ICTL), we cannot rule out the possibility that this peripheral CD4+ T lymphocytopenia resulted from sequestration of CD4+ T lymphocytes in erythrodermic skin.
Medical subject headings
- Dermatitis, Exfoliative
- Interferon-alpha
- Methoxsalen
- PUVA Therapy
- Photopheresis
- Photosensitivity Disorders
- T-Lymphocytopenia, Idiopathic CD4-Positive