Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases
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 a...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d20164be0c448388d7ea81d0d6b52422025-02-03T05:44:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712011-01-01201110.1155/2011/190572190572Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 CasesRanthilaka R. Ranawaka0Priyanka H. Abeygunasekara1M. V. Chandu de Silva2Department of Dermatology, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaDepartment of Pathology, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Kinsy Road, Colombo 8, Sri LankaFive 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/190572 |
| spellingShingle | Ranthilaka R. Ranawaka Priyanka H. Abeygunasekara M. V. Chandu de Silva Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases |
| title_full | Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases |
| title_fullStr | Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases |
| title_short | Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in Type V Skin: A Report of 5 Cases |
| title_sort | hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in type v skin a report of 5 cases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/190572 |
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