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Granulomatous Slack Skin – Symptoms, Treatment & Support

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Posted by adeel | Aug 20, 2020

What is Granulomatous Slack Skin?

Granulomatous slack skin is an uncommon cutaneous condition; a modified form of white blood cell cancer usually appears in middle-aged adults. It is a type of white blood cell cancer named cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Granulomatous slack skin mostly affects males between the age of 30-40 years.

Disease Etiology (Cause) 

It has no known cause; however, it has an association with primary cutaneous lymphoma (CLs). Approximately 2% of CLs shows granulomatous properties.  

Signs and Symptoms

The patient may suffer from the following signs and symptoms. These are;

  • Hard and red superficial lesions that mainly affects the inner areas of the arms and legs. After a few years, this plaque becomes pedunculated (attached by a stalk-like structure).
  • Skin lesions rash 
  • Itching at the affected place

Diagnosis

The following diagnostic tests and procedures can be used to make a diagnosis. These are

  • Imaging techniques like CT-scan, PET-scan, MRI, and X-Ray to detect the site, size, and extent of the lesion.
  • Tumour/lesion biopsy.
  • Histopathological examination of the lesion
  • Flow cytometry

Treatment

Treatment options are;

  • Wide local surgical excision of the tumour
  • Topical steroids
  • Radiotherapy
  • Immunosuppressant medicines

 


 

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