Primary CD30+ve cutaneous T-cell lymphoma associated with chronic burn injury in a patient with longstanding psoriasis

An increased incidence of lymphomahas been reported in psoriatic patients, but most cases are nodal B-cell lymphoma. We report a unique case of CD30-expressing cutaneous T-cell lymphomaarising from underlying psoriatic plaque after intractable caustic burns and cellulitis in the palm of a patient with generalized chronic plaque psoriasis. Molecular studies confirmed a localized clonal T-cell expansion, and the lesion responded dramatically to multiagent chemotherapy. The case highlighted the possible role of chronic systemic and local T-cell activation in the pathogenesis of primary CD30+ve cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and the importance of histologic assessment in chronic nonhealing skin lesions.