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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun 22;3(4):288-290.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.03.013. eCollection 2017 Jul.

Mycosis fungoides presenting as symmetric concentric patches mimicking figurate erythema

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Mycosis fungoides presenting as symmetric concentric patches mimicking figurate erythema

Manisha Notay et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: EAC, erythema annulare centrifugum; MF, mycosis fungoides; Mycosis fungoides; T-cell receptor gene rearrangement; TCR, T-cell receptor; biopsy; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; figurate erythema; polymerase chain reaction.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Concentric lesions present on the (A) left thigh and (B) left upper arm. Skin markings correspond to biopsied sites.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Histology shows a superficial perivascular and lichenoid lymphocytic infiltrate with exocytosis of predominantly small lymphocytes. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×20.)
Fig 3
Fig 3
Immunohistochemistry with an anti-CD3 stain shows a CD3+ infiltrate. (Original magnification: ×20.)

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