Initial event in mycosis fungoides of the skin is viral infection of epidermal Langerhans cells.
D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000209:etiology*; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012192:Retroviridae Infections; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*