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Mycosis fungoides presenting with extensive pyoderma gangrenosum‐like ulcers
Author(s) -
Carbia SG,
Hochman A,
Chaín M,
DeiCas I,
Lagodín C,
Devés A,
Woscoff A
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00468.x
Subject(s) - mycosis fungoides , medicine , pyoderma gangrenosum , dermatology , pathology , cutaneous t cell lymphoma , lymphoma , cutaneous lymphoma , disease
Mycosis fungoides (MF) may present with atypical clinical manifestations. Usually it mimics various chronic dermatoses, with the appearance of ulcers during the tumour stage. Infrequently, cutaneous ulcers are the main or initial sign of lymphoma. We report the case of a man who presented multiple skin lesions that clinically appeared to be pyoderma gangrenosum (PG). However, histological and immunohistochemical examination revealed MF. This case illustrates that PG‐like ulcers may be atypical cutaneous manifestations of MF and exceptionally the presenting sign of this disease.