Racial and ethnic disparities in inpatient health care utilization for mycosis fungoides: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2012-2017 National Inpatient Sample

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To the Editor: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common variant of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, accounting for greater than half of all cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cases.1 It typically presents with erythematous patches and plaques and is histologically characterized by the presence of superficial infiltrates of atypical, epidermotropic helper T cells.2 While studies have identified a predilection for Black and Hispanic patients with MF,3-5 little is known about the impact of these racial disparities on the patterns of inpatient care utilization.