Mycosis fungoides: case report and literature review.

Abstract

Mycosis fungoides (MF), also known as Alibert-Bazin syndrome or granuloma fungoides, is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Cutaneous lymphomas are an uncommon, heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) of T- and B-cell origin where the skin is the primary organ of involvement. This is a case of a 60-year-old Nigerian woman, who was diagnosed and managed as a case of chronic dermatitis but further investigations confirmed a diagnosis of MF; she was thereafter managed with topical glucocorticoids/chemotherapy and improved on these treatments. We make a plea for better awareness of the disease among physicians and pathologists in Africa.

• Authors: Akinsegun A Akinbami, Bodunrin I Osikomaiya, Sarah O John-Olabode, Adewumi A Adediran, Olajumoke Osinaike, Ebele I Uche, Ayobami K Ismail, Adedoyin O Dosunmu, Mojeed Odesanya, Akinola Dada, Olaitan Okunoye
• Journal: Clinical medicine insights. Case reports (Clin Med Insights Case Rep) Vol. 7 Pg. 95-8 ( 2014) ISSN: 1179-5476 [Print] United States
• PMID: 25232282 (Publication Type: Case Reports)