Plasmacytosis is a condition in which there is an unusually large proportion of plasma cells in tissues, exudates, or blood. : 743   Plasmacytosis may be divided into two types—cutaneous and systemic—both of which have identical skin findings. : 743 
Patients with plasmacytosis have been predominantly found to have lung infections (pneumonia, tuberculosis, abscess) whereas multiple myeloma is rarely found. See also
Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
Multiple myeloma
Plasmacytoma
Skin lesion

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Diagnosis
Stages
There are 4 stages of disease, with stage 4 being the rarest and most severe. Stage 1 Cells infiltrate the periphery of the flap, without involving central cornea. Stage 2 Peripheral cells migrate to the center of the cornea, and impair vision; presentation is usually 2 to 3 days after surgery. Stage 3 Cells at the central cornea form clumps of dense cell aggregates. Stage 4 Otherwise known as central toxic keratopathy, stage 4 characteristically has no inflammatory cells at the anterior chamber or cornea, but there is central stromal necrosis, and the cornea becomes opacified; onset is usually 3 to 9 days after refractive surgery. Treatment
Depending on severity, therapies may range from topical or oral anti-inflammatories to irrigation and surgical repair. References


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