Dermoscopy’s Contribution for the Diagnosis of Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides.

Abstract

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is one of the three recognized variants of mycosis fungoides. FMF predominates in men over 50 years old. Often it takes a long time for the definitive diagnosis after the onset of skin lesions. Dermoscopy today represents almost an extension of the clinical dermatological examination, with its application being expanded day after day in medical literature. The authors demonstrate the dermoscopic findings recently described in the context of FMF (follicular accentuation / white halo around the follicles), in a case of typical clinical presentation, with a diagnosis confirmed by the clinical-dermatological correlation.