pseudolymphoma

{{distinguish|Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia}}

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Pseudolymphoma is a benign lymphocytic infiltrate that resembles cutaneous lymphoma histologically, clinically, or both.

Lymphoma cutis is the most important type of pseudolymphoma.{{cite book|author=Venkataram|title=Fundamental of Pathology of Skin, 3/ed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tvfKO-qEbngC&pg=PT233|date=1 January 2007|publisher=BI Publications Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-81-7225-303-5|pages=233}}

Presentation

It manifests with diarrhoea, hepatosplenomegaly, moderate lymph node enlargement without histopathological changes and evidence of the reticulo-endothelial system involvement.{{cite journal|last1=Halevy|first1=S|last2=Feuerman|first2=EJ|title=Pseudolymphoma syndrome.|journal=Dermatologica|date=1977|volume=155|issue=6|pages=321–7|pmid=144619}}

Cause

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It is an adverse effect of phenytoin.

Diagnosis

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