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Childhood mycosis fungoides (MF) is rare, and literature is scant. Investigators reviewed 46 cases of patients younger than 16 years diagnosed with MF between 2000 and 2008 in Singapore. Diagnosis was confirmed using International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas criteria; all had unequivocal histopathologic features on at least one skin biopsy. Mean age at diagnosis was 10 years; mean symptom duration before diagnosis was 24 months. The male:female ratio was 2.3:1.
Thirty-one patients had hypopigmented lesions only; 11 had predominantly hypopigmented lesions with some red, scaly papules or plaques; 3 had predominantly red scaly papules or plaques; 1 had only brown patches. Seven had atrophic skin lesions. Nineteen patients had provisional MF…