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Harry Keil, M.D.
New York.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(6):950-951.

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To the Editor:—

Montgomery and Burkhart, in their article on "Parapsoriasis: Its Relation to Mycosis Fungoides and Tuberculosis,"¹ stated: "When, however, we analyzed the data in our series of 52 cases of parapsoriasis, in no case was there evidence of change to any of the lymphoblastomas." This statement is misleading and is apt to leave an erroneous impression with the casual reader. For this reason I beg leave to make the following observations.

When the data in this paper are carefully analyzed, it is seen that the bulk of the material (29 cases) was concerned with two entities, pityriasis lichenoides chronica and "parapsoriasis varioliformis." Nowhere in any of my papers² can one find the statement that these diseases are in any way related to mycosis fungoides; indeed, it was stated clearly that these dermatoses ought to be sharply separated from parapsoriasis in patches and its variants. This differentiation . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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