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. 2017 Dec 11;7:85–93. doi: 10.2147/BLCTT.S132060

Table 1.

Differential diagnosis of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm

Benign Malignant
Tuberculosis Acute myeloid leukemia
Toxoplasmosis Leukemia cutis
Sarcoidosis Myeloid sarcoma
Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
Castleman disease Cutaneous T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma
Systemic lupus erythematosus Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Lichen planus
Psoriasis
Contact dermatitis

Abbreviation: NK, natural killer.