Hypopigmented macules. Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (MF)

A Case of Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides in a Young Caucasian Boy

“…To our knowledge, among the first 18 published ca,ses, 8 had only hypopigmented patches. while 10 had hypopigmented lesions and other typical manifestations (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11), In an additional series of .seven cases (12), it wa,s not ,specif"ied whether the hypopigmented areas were the unique lesions or not. Only one Caucasian patient, a 64-year-old white woman has been described (8); all other cases were black or brownskinned patients of young age.…”

Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides: Case Reports and Literature Review

“…A literature review reveals the relatively young age of onset at presentation and the predilection for persons with dark complexion (Table 1). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] To date, only 33 caseshave been reported,":" all, except five patients, were individuals with dark complexion.v":" The predominance of hypopigmented MF in dark-complexioned patients could be real or may be because of underdiagnosis in Caucasian patients. The exact mechanism of hypo- Therapy with PUVA has been shown to induce rapid and complete remission in the majority of cases,z,6,9-13,15,16 as it did for our patients.…”