Plasmacytosis Explained

Plasmacytosis is a condition in which there is an unusually large proportion of plasma cells in tissues, exudates, or blood.^[1] Plasmacytosis may be divided into two types—cutaneous and systemic—both of which have identical skin findings.Patients with plasmacytosis have been predominantly found to have lung infections (pneumonia, tuberculosis, abscess) whereas multiple myeloma is rarely found.^[2]

See also

• Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Plasmacytoma
• Skin lesion

Notes and References

1. Book: James, William D. . Berger, Timothy G. . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology . Saunders Elsevier . 2006 . 978-0-7216-2921-6 . etal.
2. Callaway. MW. Braud, EL . McDonald, CR . Paine, CJ . Eichner, ER . 30558250. Clinical correlates of bone marrow plasmacytosis.. Southern Medical Journal. Feb 1977. 70. 2. 138–41, 152. 841386 . 10.1097/00007611-197702000-00004.