Open AccessNBUVB phototherapy at the donor site can enhance the graft uptake in the nonhealing ulcers of mycosis fungoides: A case report
Author(s) -
Imran Ahmad,
Rajesh Kumar Maurya,
Sushama Sushama,
Ali Mahmud
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/jcas.jcas_77_18
Subject(s) - mycosis fungoides , medicine , dermatology , lymphoma , cutaneous t cell lymphoma , homing (biology) , pathology , ecology , biology
Mycosis fungoides is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is formed of mature, skin homing, clonal, malignant T lymphocytes. It can sometimes present with skin ulcers that are difficult to heal because of the presence of large number T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells. We present a case of nonhealing ulcers in a patient with mycosis fungoides, which was treated by narrow band ultraviolet B targeted phototherapy followed by split-thickness skin grafting. The graft uptake was well and the donor area also healed without any complications.