title: Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in type v skin: a report of 5 cases.
abstract: Five patients with type V skin were studied to describe the clinical manifestations, pathological features, and treatment response in hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF). The mean age of patients was 22.4 years at diagnosis, with a mean of 36 months of diagnostic delay. Two were children aged 11 and 13 years. Skin patches were limited to sunlight-covered body areas. In tropical climate, exposure to natural sunlight possibly cured the lesions on sun-exposed areas at early stage of onset. HMF may frequently be misinterpreted as eczema, vitiligo, or progressive macular hypomelanosis clinically and histopathologically as seen in our case series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Ranthilaka R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ranawaka
authors.forename: Priyanka H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Abeygunasekara
authors.forename: M V Chandu
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Silva