Inflammatory vitiligo versus hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in a 58-year-old Indian female.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2013
Abstract
Vitiligo, particularly the rarer inflammatory variant, may be difficult to distinguish from hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (MF) clinically. Complicating the distinction is that when biopsies are taken from the periphery of early vitiliginous lesions or from lesions with an inflammatory border (inflammatory vitiligo), a dermal lymphocytic infiltrate, exocytosis, interface dermatitis, and mild spongiosis may be seen, all resembling the findings seen in hypopigmented MF. We present a case demonstrating the difficulty in differentiating between these two diseases and examine some characteristic clinical and histopathological features of each. Often, a conclusive diagnosis cannot be made, necessitating close follow-up of the patient and monitoring for progression of their disease over time.
Volume
4
Issue
4
First Page
321
Last Page
325
ISSN
2229-5178
Published In/Presented At
Soro, L. A., Gust, A. J., & Purcell, S. M. (2013). Inflammatory vitiligo versus hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in a 58-year-old Indian female. Indian dermatology online journal, 4(4), 321–325. https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.120662
Disciplines
Dermatology
PubMedID
24350017
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article