Mycosis fungoides, the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, has a higher incidence and poorer prognosis in African-Americans. The factors that may be contributing to this disparity are presented in the context of a health disparities framework that includes discussion of patient-related factors such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and biological differences, provider-related ...

Received May 13, 2011, Revised July 30, 2011, Accepted for publication October 16, 2011 Corresponding author: Kee Suck Suh, Department of Dermatology, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-702, Korea. Tel: 82-51-990-6145, Fax: 82-51-990-3041, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attrib...

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is one of the three recognized variants fungoides. FMF predominates in men over 50 years old. Often it takes a long time for definitive diagnosis after onset skin lesions. Dermoscopy today represents almost an extension clinical dermatological examination, with its application being expanded day medical literature. The authors demonstrate dermoscopic find...