The development of B-cell lymphoma in a patient with psoriasis treated with cyclosporine

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992 May;26(5 Pt 2):836-40. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(92)70117-x.

Abstract

A 67-year-old Nicaraguan man with a history of chronic, severe, recalcitrant psoriasis participated in a multicenter study investigating oral cyclosporine in the treatment of psoriasis. He received cyclosporine for approximately 8 months at doses of 5 mg/kg/day or less. Treatment with cyclosporine was eventually discontinued because of progressive nephrotoxicity. Approximately 7 months after the discontinuation of cyclosporine, the patient developed a mass in the left maxillary sinus extending to the orbit, the palate, and the infratemporal fossa. Pathologic and histochemical analysis of the mass revealed a B-cell lymphoma. The development of a benign lymphocytic infiltrate has been reported in a patient who received cyclosporine therapy for psoriasis; however, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in the United States of lymphoma developing in a patient who was treated with cyclosporine for a condition other than organ transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged
  • Cyclosporine / administration & dosage
  • Cyclosporine / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / chemically induced*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / chemically induced*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis
  • Orbital Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Palatal Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Palatal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Psoriasis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Cyclosporine