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Which of the following is not a criteria for Sezary syndrome?

A
Erythroderma
B
Sezary cell count >5% in buffy coat
C
Sezary cell count>20% in peripheral smear
D
Absolute sezary cell count>2000/mm3
High-Yield Explanation
Sezary syndrome refers to the presence of a clinical triad consisting of .erythroderma, .peripheral lymphadenopathy and .atypical mononuclearcells (Sezary cells) comprising 5% or more of peripheral blood lymphocytes on a buffy coat smear (B1), or more than 20% of total lymphocyte count or a total Sezary count of more than 1000 x109/L (B2). It is a variant of cutaneous T cell lymphoma with aggressive clinical course. Ref: Rook's textbook of dermatology, Edition-8, Page-57.17.

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