Unilesional (segmental) mycosis fungoides presenting in childhood.
Mycosis fungoides is rare in children, and a unilesional presentation is also rare. A 13-year-old Kuwaiti boy with unilesional mycosis fungoides is described. Clinically he had a single indurated large plaque on the left shoulder with histopathologic features typical of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The diagnosis was further supported by the presence of a T-cell clone discovered through molecular biology studies of paraffin-embedded material. No other lesions were detected. The lesion showed a favorable response to local radiotherapy.
As' ad Al-Hamad Dermatology Center, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait. qalsaleh@hotmail.com
Qasem A
QA
Alsaleh
Arti
A
Nanda
Hisham
H
Baker
Humood
H
Al-Sabah
Eduardo
E
Calonje
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012782:Shoulder; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy