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ReviewDermatology and therapy2021

A Comprehensive Update of the Atypical, Rare and Mimicking Presentations of Mycosis Fungoides.

Eve Lebas, Patrick Collins, Joan Somja, Arjen F Nikkels

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Review in Dermatology and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eve LebasDepartment of Dermatology, CHU du Sart Tilman, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8751-1599
Patrick CollinsDepartment of Dermatopathology, CHU du Sart Tilman, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
Joan SomjaDepartment of Dermatopathology, CHU du Sart Tilman, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-7601
Arjen F NikkelsDepartment of Dermatology, CHU du Sart Tilman, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium. af.nikkels@uliege.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-4806
University of Liège · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMycosis fungoides (MF) is the most frequent subtype of primary cutaneous T cell lymphomas (pCTCL). The diagnosis may be particularly difficult in the early stages as well as in atypical and rare clinical presentations. Furthermore, MF may simulate a large variety of common dermatologic disorders and patterns, both histopathologically and clinically.

methodsA literature search was performed to provide a comprehensive update on the rare and atypical MF manifestations as well as the dermatoses and dermatological patterns that could be imitated by MF.

resultsA total of 114 publications were found describing a series of different dermatoses and dermatological patterns mimicked by MF, as well as some particular localizations of MF lesions and dermatoses that occur in preexisting MF lesions.

conclusionsThe number of dermatoses that can be imitated by MF is ever-increasing. Patients with common dermatologic conditions that prove to be treatment refractory should be biopsied without delay, and sequentially as necessary, to prevent delay in diagnosis and progression of disease. Clinicopathologic correlation is the best way of diagnosis.

Indexed as

Atypical manifestationsDiagnostic delayMycosis fungoidespCTCL dermatologyPrimary cutaneous T cell lymphoma

Identifiers

PMID34709600
PMCPMC8611162
OpenAlexW3208883309

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