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Lymphomatoid papulosis

MedGen UID:
61534
Concept ID:
C0206182
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: LyP
SNOMED CT: Lymphomatoid papulosis (397353001); Lymphomatoid papulosis (31047003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020326
Orphanet: ORPHA98842

Definition

Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a rare cutaneous condition characterized by chronic, recurrent, and self-regressing papulonodular skin eruptions. It belongs to the spectrum of primary cutaneous CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders, along with primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (primary C-ALCL; see this term) with which it shares overlapping clinical and histopathologic features. [from ORDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stokke J, Tann A, El-Mallawany NK, Oschlies I
Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2023 Mar;36(1):101448. Epub 2023 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.beha.2023.101448. PMID: 36907638
Shimshak S, Sokumbi O, Isaq N, Goyal A, Comfere N
Dermatol Clin 2023 Jan;41(1):209-229. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.07.019. PMID: 36410979
Zic JA
Med Clin North Am 2021 Jul;105(4):737-755. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.04.010. PMID: 34059248

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Stoll JR, Willner J, Oh Y, Pulitzer M, Moskowitz A, Horwitz S, Myskowski P, Noor SJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Nov;85(5):1073-1090. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.080. PMID: 33940098
Martinez-Cabriales SA, Walsh S, Sade S, Shear NH
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Jan;34(1):59-73. Epub 2019 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15931. PMID: 31494989
Willemze R, Cerroni L, Kempf W, Berti E, Facchetti F, Swerdlow SH, Jaffe ES
Blood 2019 Apr 18;133(16):1703-1714. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-11-881268. PMID: 30635287Free PMC Article
Martin JM, Wu H, Barta SK
Chin Clin Oncol 2019 Feb;8(1):4. Epub 2018 Oct 11 doi: 10.21037/cco.2018.09.06. PMID: 30525751
Pulitzer M
Clin Lab Med 2017 Sep;37(3):527-546. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2017.06.006. PMID: 28802499Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Stoll JR, Willner J, Oh Y, Pulitzer M, Moskowitz A, Horwitz S, Myskowski P, Noor SJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Nov;85(5):1073-1090. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.080. PMID: 33940098
Sica A, Vitiello P, Sorriento A, Ronchi A, Calogero A, Sagnelli C, Troiani T, Fasano M, Dodaro CA, Franco R, Casale B, Santangelo M, Ciccozzi M, Ciardiello F, Argenziano G, Moscarella E
Minerva Med 2020 Apr;111(2):166-172. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.19.06395-X. PMID: 31958921
Martinez-Cabriales SA, Walsh S, Sade S, Shear NH
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Jan;34(1):59-73. Epub 2019 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15931. PMID: 31494989
Willemze R, Cerroni L, Kempf W, Berti E, Facchetti F, Swerdlow SH, Jaffe ES
Blood 2019 Apr 18;133(16):1703-1714. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-11-881268. PMID: 30635287Free PMC Article
Pulitzer M
Clin Lab Med 2017 Sep;37(3):527-546. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2017.06.006. PMID: 28802499Free PMC Article

Therapy

Aickara D, Bashyam AM, Pichardo RO, Feldman SR
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Feb;33(1):512-517. Epub 2020 May 25 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1770170. PMID: 32412810
Moy A, Sun J, Ma S, Seminario-Vidal L
Dermatol Clin 2019 Oct;37(4):471-482. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2019.05.005. PMID: 31466587
Welborn M, Duvic M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2019 Feb;20(1):115-122. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0402-5. PMID: 30430444
Wiznia LE, Cohen JM, Beasley JM, Meehan SA, Latkowski JM
Dermatol Online J 2018 Dec 15;24(12) PMID: 30677799
Trautinger F
Photochem Photobiol Sci 2018 Dec 5;17(12):1904-1912. doi: 10.1039/c8pp00170g. PMID: 30325389

Prognosis

Stoll JR, Willner J, Oh Y, Pulitzer M, Moskowitz A, Horwitz S, Myskowski P, Noor SJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Nov;85(5):1073-1090. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.080. PMID: 33940098
Wagner G, Rose C, Klapper W, Sachse MM
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Mar;18(3):199-205. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14041. PMID: 32100965
Sica A, Vitiello P, Sorriento A, Ronchi A, Calogero A, Sagnelli C, Troiani T, Fasano M, Dodaro CA, Franco R, Casale B, Santangelo M, Ciccozzi M, Ciardiello F, Argenziano G, Moscarella E
Minerva Med 2020 Apr;111(2):166-172. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.19.06395-X. PMID: 31958921
Martinez-Cabriales SA, Walsh S, Sade S, Shear NH
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Jan;34(1):59-73. Epub 2019 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15931. PMID: 31494989
Willemze R, Cerroni L, Kempf W, Berti E, Facchetti F, Swerdlow SH, Jaffe ES
Blood 2019 Apr 18;133(16):1703-1714. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-11-881268. PMID: 30635287Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Di Raimondo C, Parekh V, Song JY, Rosen ST, Querfeld C, Zain J, Martinez XU, Abdulla FR
Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2020 Aug;15(4):333-342. doi: 10.1007/s11899-020-00583-4. PMID: 32435988
Georgesen C, Magro C
Ann Diagn Pathol 2020 Jun;46:151486. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151486. PMID: 32172217
Moy A, Sun J, Ma S, Seminario-Vidal L
Dermatol Clin 2019 Oct;37(4):471-482. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2019.05.005. PMID: 31466587
Martin JM, Wu H, Barta SK
Chin Clin Oncol 2019 Feb;8(1):4. Epub 2018 Oct 11 doi: 10.21037/cco.2018.09.06. PMID: 30525751
Junkins-Hopkins Md JM
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 Jan;34(1):44-59. Epub 2016 Dec 24 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2016.11.004. PMID: 28187925

Recent systematic reviews

Murphrey M, Huy Nguyen A, White KP, Krol A, Bernert R, Yarbrough K
Pediatr Dermatol 2020 Mar;37(2):320-325. Epub 2020 Jan 12 doi: 10.1111/pde.14043. PMID: 31930561
Wieser I, Wohlmuth C, Nunez CA, Duvic M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2016 Aug;17(4):319-27. doi: 10.1007/s40257-016-0192-6. PMID: 27138554
Kempf W, Pfaltz K, Vermeer MH, Cozzio A, Ortiz-Romero PL, Bagot M, Olsen E, Kim YH, Dummer R, Pimpinelli N, Whittaker S, Hodak E, Cerroni L, Berti E, Horwitz S, Prince HM, Guitart J, Estrach T, Sanches JA, Duvic M, Ranki A, Dreno B, Ostheeren-Michaelis S, Knobler R, Wood G, Willemze R
Blood 2011 Oct 13;118(15):4024-35. Epub 2011 Aug 12 doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-351346. PMID: 21841159Free PMC Article

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