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Multiple verruciform xanthomas of the oral mucosa associated with
graft versus host disease.Ann
Dermatol Venereol. 2006 Dec;133(12):995-9.
BACKGROUND:
Verruciform xanthoma is an uncommon lesion that occurs primarily on
the mucous membranes and more rarely on the skin. A few authors have
reported the extremely rare occurrence of multiple lesions. Triggering
or enhancing factors have been occasionally described such as an
underlying immunosuppression or associated inflammatory mucous or skin
diseases. We report, to the best of our knowledge, the first case
report of multiple verruciform xanthomas of the oral mucosa in a
patient with graft-versus-host disease with specific oral lesions.
CASE REPORT: A 57 year-old man presented with an 8-year history of
chronic myeloid leukemia. He was considered in complete remission for
leukemia after allogenic bone marrow transplantation. Nevertheless, he
was still treated with immunosuppressive drugs for oral and cutaneous
lesions of chronic graft-versus-host disease. In this context, the
patient presented two symmetric lesions of the gingiva. These lesions
had progressed over several months. The clinical presentation was
similar, with a yellowish and verrucous aspect and a sessile base.
Histologic and immunohistochemical analysis led to the diagnosis of
multiple verruciform xanthomas. DISCUSSION: The occurrence of multiple
lesions of this rare tumour in our patient was probably not
fortuitous. Immunosuppression associated with oral chronic
inflammatory lesions are certainly involved in the pathogenesis of
these two verruciform xanthomas, for example following degeneration of
epithelial cells after local chronic irritation and/or reduction of
Langerhans cells. Systematic research of enhancing or triggering
factors seems essential in verruciform xanthoma. |