Childhood Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides: A Rare Diagnosis

• Main Authors: Cláudia Patraquim (Author), Maria Miguel Gomes (Author), Carla Garcez (Author), Filipa Leite (Author), Tereza Oliva (Author), António Santos (Author), Armando Pinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary cutaneous lymphomas (PCL) are rare in pediatrics. Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most frequent PCL diagnosed in childhood. There are various clinical variants of MF, including the hypopigmented MF (HMF). We present a 5-year-old boy with an 18-month history of progressive, generalized, nonprur...