Psoriasiform mycosis fungoides with fatal outcome after treatment with cyclosporine
HS Zackheim, J Koo, PE LeBoit, TH McCalmont… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - jaad.org
To the Editor: We report the course of a 52-year-old woman who was considered to have
severe psoriasis and was treated with cyclosporine, which was followed by rapid
development of an aggressive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and fatal outcome. Retrospective
studies revealed that she had mycosis fungoides (MF), which clinically and microscopically
simulated psoriasis from the onset. A 52-year-old woman was seen on November 4, 1998, at
the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center; she …
severe psoriasis and was treated with cyclosporine, which was followed by rapid
development of an aggressive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and fatal outcome. Retrospective
studies revealed that she had mycosis fungoides (MF), which clinically and microscopically
simulated psoriasis from the onset. A 52-year-old woman was seen on November 4, 1998, at
the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center; she …
