title: [Treatment of symptomatic mucinosis follicularis in mycosis fungoides using fast electrons].
abstract: Mucinosis follicularis is a chronic type of dermatosis involving the sebaceous glands and outer root sheaths, which can be differentiated into primary and secondary types. The latter - also called symptomatic mucinosis follicularis - causes therapeutic problems because of the underlying malignant lymphoma. Successful treatment using electron beams supported by etretinate is described in detail in a 40-year-old man with symptomatic mucinosis follicularis based on plaque-type mycosis fungoides. After 6 months free of skin symptoms, the mycosis fungoides lesions recurred in the overlapping borders of the irradiation fields. These lesions were treated again with electron beams. A relapse after 32 months was controlled by PUVA. Electron beam therapy is recomended in the plaque type of mycosis fungoides, especially if PUVA has no effect for some reason.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004583:Electrons; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
vernacular_title: Behandlung einer symptomatischen Mucinosis follicularis bei Mycosis fungoides mit schnellen Elektronen.