Interstitial granuloma after interferon‐gamma and narrow band UVB therapy in a patient with mycosis fungoides: immunological and histopathological considerations

xloma.fota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Interstitial granuloma after interferon‐gamma and narrow band UVB therapy in a patient with mycosis fungoides: immunological and histopathological considerations Via Journal of Cutaneous Pathology Abstract In mycosis fungoides (MF), cutaneous granuloma formation is unusual. Furthermore, MF showing interstitial granuloma, a rare type, after combination therapy with interferon‐gamma (IFN‐γ) and narrow band UVB (nUVB) has not been previously reported. A 77‐year‐old man was referred to our hospital with a 2‐month history of erythroderma. Biopsied specimens revealed infiltration of atypical lymphocytes and eosinophils. A diagnosis of an erythrodermic variant of MF was made. He was treated with combination therapy of IFN‐γ and nUVB. After the therapy, papules newly appeared and a histopathological specimen revealed interstitial granuloma. There were several CXCR3‐positive cells around the granuloma. We speculated that the combination therapy made T‐helper 1 cells migrate to the cutaneous lesion and resulted in the granuloma formation. Furthermore, judging from the disappearance of elastic fibers around the interstitial granuloma, we considered that IFN‐γ may induce th e infiltration of histiocytes interstitially after damage of elastic fibers caused by nUVB therapy, and both IFN‐γ and nUVB may thus play an important role in the histogenesis. Not only histopathology but also immunological observations are needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the development of different types of granuloma in MF. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.