Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides.
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.
Handfield-Jones
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St John's Dermatology Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Smith
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Breathnach
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology