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Günter Burg, MD; Reinhard Dummer, MD; Frank O. Nestle, MD; Udo Doebbeling, PhD; Andreas Haeffner, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1996;132(5):567-572.

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BROCQ IN his article on parapsoriasis,¹ based on Unna's original observation,² describes a distinct small plaque form characterized by well-defined plaques, 2 to 6 cm in diameter (plaques circonscites, assez bien limitées, de 2 a 6 cm de diametre).

This disease has been recognized since then as an entity by many authorities in both dermatology and dermatopathology.^3-6 Ackerman et al^7-9 claim that small plaque (digitate) parapsoriasis (SPP) must be mycosis fungoides (MF). Haeffner et al¹⁰ came to the conclusion that some cases of SPP show a dominant T-cell clone (results confirmed by further unpublished data). Burg and Dummer¹¹ state that SPP is an "abortive" cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) kept in a biologically silent stage, but it is not MF.

IS MF A CTCL?

Mycosis fungoides can be defined as a peripheral non-Hodgkin's T-cell lymphoma initially and preferentially presenting in the skin, showing . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Department of Dermatology Gloriastrasse 31 CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland

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