©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Dermatol. Nov 2, 2015; 4(4): 135-144
Published online Nov 2, 2015. doi: 10.5314/wjd.v4.i4.135
Published online Nov 2, 2015. doi: 10.5314/wjd.v4.i4.135
Table 1 Review of hitherto published cases of clinical masqueraders of mycosis fungoides
| Leading clinical sign | Differential diagnosis | Ref. |
| Eczematous | Seborrhoeic eczema | Nashan et al[1], Van Doorn et al[31] |
| Rosacea | Sherertz et al[32] | |
| Atopic eczema | Kazakov et al[33] | |
| Palmoplantar eczema | Spieth et al[34], Goldberg et al[35] | |
| Perioral dermatitis | Spieth et al[34] | |
| Other | Spieth et al[34] | |
| Psoriasiform | Psoriasis palmoplantaris | Spieth et al[34], Nashan et al[1] |
| Psoriasis vulgaris | Zackheim et al[36] | |
| Tinea corporis | Chave et al[37] | |
| Chronic discoid lupus erythematodes | Veysey et al[38] | |
| Tinea pedum | Hubert et al[39] | |
| Erysipelas | Brill et al[40] | |
| Erythematous | Annular erythema | Lim et al[41], Cogrel et al[42], Bernardini et al[43] |
| Erythema multiforme | Kazakov et al[33] | |
| Alopecia | Alopecia areata | Burg et al[44] |
| Hypopigmented | Pityriasis versicolor | Kazakov et al[33] |
| Pityriasis alba | Whitmore et al[45] | |
| Vitiligo | Ardigó et al[46] | |
| Leprosy | Kazakov et al[33] | |
| Postinflammatory hypopigmentation | Kazakov et al[33] | |
| Hyperpigmentated | Acanthosis nigricans | Willemze et al[47], Barnhill et al[48] |
| Ashy dermatosis | Kazakov et al[33] | |
| Lichen aureus | Fink-Puches et al[19] | |
| Purpura pigmentosa | Barnhill et al[48] | |
| Bullous | Bullous pemphigoid | Kneitz et al[49] |
| Pemphigus vulgaris | Roenigk et al[50] | |
| Mucositis | Wain et al[51] | |
| Hyperkeratotic | Verruca vulgaris | Goldberg et al[35], Wobser et al[52] |
| Keratosis lichenoides chronica | Bahadoran et al[53] | |
| Ichthyosis | Eisman et al[54], Kütting et al[55], Badawy et al[56] | |
| Follicular hyperkeratosis | Klemke et al[57] | |
| Porokeratosis Mibelli | Breneman et al[58] | |
| Seborrhoeic keratosis | Bazza et al[59] | |
| Bowen´s disease | Yoo et al[60] | |
| Pseudolymphoma | Marzano et al[61] | |
| Papular | Papuloerythroderma Ofuji | Hur et al[12], Pereiro et al[62], Nashan et al[1] |
| Comedones, cysts | Peris et al[63], Lacour et al[64], Oliwiecki et al[65], Vollmer et al[66] | |
| Pustular | Palmoplantar pustulosis | Moreno et al[67] |
| Generalized pustulosis | Camisa et al[68] | |
| Pyoderma gangraenosum | Ho et al[69], Carbia et al[70] | |
| Granulomatous | Granuloma annulare | Jouary et al[25], Goerdt et al[71], Topar et al[72], Kempf et al[7], van Haselen et al[73] |
| Rosacea | Spieth et al[34] | |
| Sarcoidosis | Bessis et al[74] | |
| Necrobiosis | Woollons et al[75] | |
| Others | Gangrene | Goldstein et al[76] |
| other tumors | Machler et al[77], Morcos et al[78] | |
| cutis laxa | Bessis et al[74] | |
| All | 12 major clinical signs | |
| 47 differential diagnoses |
- Citation: Wobser M, Geissinger E, Rosenwald A, Goebeler M. Mycosis fungoides: A mimicker of benign dermatoses. World J Dermatol 2015; 4(4): 135-144
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6190/full/v4/i4/135.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5314/wjd.v4.i4.135