Cutaneous sarcoidosis in a patient with Philadelphia-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia treated with interferon-alpha

Am J Hematol. 1998 May;58(1):80-1. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199805)58:1<80::aid-ajh15>3.0.co;2-9.

Abstract

A patient with Philadelphia-positive (Ph+) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) was diagnosed with cutaneous sarcoidosis after treatment with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha). Following IFN-alpha dose reduction, the skin lesions disappeared. Few cases of sarcoidosis associated with IFN treatment have been reported, and only in one patient with pre-existing CML. Our patient was unique in that (1) the sarcoidosis was induced by the IFN-alpha treatment alone, (2) it developed de novo, and (3) it was confined to the skin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon-alpha / adverse effects*
  • Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / genetics*
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Philadelphia Chromosome*
  • Sarcoidosis / etiology*
  • Skin Diseases / etiology*

Substances

  • Interferon-alpha