:Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia

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| name = Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia

| synonyms = Borrelial lymphocytoma,{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1}} lymphadenosis benigna cutis, lymphocytoma cutis, pseudolymphoma, pseudolymphoma of Spiegler and Fendt, sarcoidosis of Spiegler and Fendt, Spiegler–Fendt lymphoid hyperplasia, Spiegler–Fendt sarcoid

| image = Borrelial_lymphocytoma.jpg

| caption = Borrelial lymphocytoma on the cheek

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Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia refers to a groups of benign cutaneous disorders characterized by collections of lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells in the skin.{{cite book |author=James, William D. |author2=Berger, Timothy G.|title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |year=2006 |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |display-authors=etal}}{{rp|725}} Conditions included in this groups are:{{rp|725}}

  • Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia with nodular pattern, a condition of the skin characterized by a solitary or localized cluster of asymptomatic erythematous to violaceous papules or nodules{{rp|725}}
  • Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia with bandlike and perivascular patterns, a condition of the skin characterized by skin lesions that clinically resemble mycosis fungoides{{rp|726}}

Jessner lymphocytic infiltrate

Jessner lymphocytic infiltrate of the skin is a cutaneous condition characterized by a persistent papular and plaque-like skin eruption which can occur on the neck, face and back and may re-occur. This is an uncommon skin disease and is a benign collection of lymph cells. Its cause is not known and can be hereditary.{{rp|1887}}{{rp|727}} It is named for Max Jessner.{{WhoNamedIt|synd|1371}}{{cite journal |author=ORFUSS AJ |title=Lymphocytic infiltration of the skin |journal=AMA Arch Derm Syphilol |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=447–9 |date=October 1953 |pmid=13091384 }} It is thought to be equivalent to lupus erythematosus tumidus.{{EMedicine|article|1098654|Jessner Lymphocytic Infiltration of the Skin}}

It can occur as the result of ACE inhibitors and a number of medications used to treat multiple sclerosis including glatiramer acetate.{{cite book|last1=Schachner|first1=Lawrence A.|last2=Hansen|first2=Ronald C.|title=Pediatric Dermatology|date=2011|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=978-0723436652|page=1022|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tAlGLYplkacC&pg=PA1022|language=en}}

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