Clinical Research Case Descriptions

(1)

Department of Health Management, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA

(2)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

(3)

Misdiagnosis Association, Seattle, Washington, USA

Keywords

Case reportsMycosis fungoidesSkinPatchEczematousErythematousNarrow band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB)

Case Reports

First Patient

A 29-year-old woman has had lesions for 8 years; the patches were observable on hip, body, stomach, thighs, and forearms. Routine tests were normal, and patches were around 3 × 4 cm dimension, scaly, without itching. No history of eczema was reported by the patient.

The patient was diagnosed with mycosis fungoides (MF) and treated with narrow band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) started with 12 s in a total of 89 sessions of phototherapy.

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