title: Pilotropic mycosis fungoides presenting with multiple cysts, comedones and alopecia.
abstract: We report a 45-year-old man with mycosis fungoides (MF) who presented with multiple epidermoid cysts, comedones and alopecia and who responded to treatment with intravenous and oral cyclophosphamide. The pilotropic variant of MF, characterized histologically by follicular lesions and pilotropism without mucinosis, is uncommon and often resistant to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Skin Tumour Unit, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, U.K.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fraser-Andrews
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ashton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russell-Jones
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone