Mycosis fungoides in pregnancy: remission after treatment with alpha-interferon in a case refractory to conventional therapy: a case report.
Mycosis fungoides complicating pregnancy is rarely encountered. As it is a form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, some of the treatment options are contraindicated in pregnancy, and the disease may become unresponsive to safer conventional therapies. We report a patient who, in her third trimester of pregnancy, failed to respond to the treatment options available. Left with little choice, a trial of alpha-interferon was undertaken. The patient responded with remission, and prolongation of pregnancy was achieved.
Echols
K T
KT
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida 33101, USA.
Gilles
J M
JM
Diro
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D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha