title: CTCL in patients under 20 years of age: a series of five cases.
abstract: The diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in patients under 20 years of age is extremely rare. We report five patients diagnosed before 20 years of age who illustrate the striking variations in clinical and histologic features as well as disease progression. We feel this information stresses the importance of multiple biopsies in young patients with chronic dermatoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hickham
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: McBurney
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D000507:Mucinosis, Follicular / Q000150:complications; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*