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| Year : 2004 | Volume
: 70
| Issue : 5 | Page : 304--306 |
Mycosis fungoides with unusual vitiligo-like presentation
Jayanta Kumar Das, Asok Kumar Gangopadhyay
Department of Dermatology, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan Hospital & VIMS, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
Jayanta Kumar Das
BE 3, 193 Andul Road, Howrah - 711109, W.B
India
PMID: 17642645
Mycosis fungoides (MF), the commonest variant of primary cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), is relatively uncommon among the Asians. Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides is a rare variant usually observed in dark-skinned individuals, especially children. Hypopigmented MF usually responds well to therapy, particularly to PUVA, and has a comparatively benign course. Mycosis fungoides in a 16-year-old boy, with extensive asymptomatic hypopigmented lesions developing gradually all over the body over eight years and vitiligo-like skin lesions developing for seven years, with no systemic features, is presented for its unusual clinical features and conspicuous histopathological findings of prominent epidermotropism. The case showed fairly good response to PUVASOL therapy.
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