Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 418-426 , March 2010

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: Clinicopathological features and outcome in a series of 20 cases

  • Cristina Muniesa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Teresa Estrach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology at Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Ramon M. Pujol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Fernando Gallardo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Pilar Garcia-Muret, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Josefina Climent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Octavio Servitje, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Octavio Servitje, MD, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, c/Feixa Llarga s/n, ĹHospitalet de Llobregat, 08907-Barcelona, Spain.

,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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 Supported by Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (FIS) grant PI050458.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00356-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.03.014

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 418-426 , March 2010

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