European Journal of Dermatology
MENUSuccessful treatment with PUVA in a Japanese patient with photosensitive mycosis fungoides Volume 23, issue 4, July-August 2013
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Department of Dermatology,
University of Toyama,
2630 Sugitani,
Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
University of Toyama,
2630 Sugitani,
Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2013.2089
- Page(s) : 559-60
- Published in: 2013
Photosensitive mycosis fungoides (PMF) is a rare variant of MF that was first reported by Ive. Ten cases of PMF have been reported in three studies [1-3]. This report describes a Japanese patient with PMF who was successfully treated with psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy.A 66-year-old Japanese female presented with a two-year history of erythematous plaques on her trunk. She was diagnosed with MF, based on the histological findings. Her symptoms were well-controlled with whole-body narrow [...]