Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides |
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| Authors: | S.E. HANDFIELD-JONES N.P. SMITH S.M. BREATHNACH |
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| Affiliation: | St John's Dermatology Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. |
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| Abstract: | We report the case of a 25-year-old Jamaican woman with hypopigmented mycosis fungoides. She first developed a hypopigmented patch on her arm at the age of 11 years. Further lesions developed on the trunk and limbs over a period of 10 years. The lesions were completely impalpable. Skin biopsy showed an infiltrate of atypical lymphocytes, some with cerebriform nuclei, suggesting a diagnosis of mycosis fungoides. The lesions cleared with PUVA therapy. |
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