A rare case of CD 30 positive primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma – masquerading as cutaneous leishmaniasis

Primary Cutaneous CD30 positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (C-ALCL) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma of cutaneous origin. It accounts for 12% of all cutaneous T cell lymphomas. The clinical manifestations of anaplastic large cell lymphoma can have various presentations. We describe a 24 years old man who presented with hypopigmented skin plaques with follicular prominence over anterior and posterior trunk for two years duration and erythematous skin nodules of face and right arm for eight months duration, showing histological features of CD30 positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma after repeated skin biopsies suggestive of cutaneous leishmaniasis.