Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis
Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is an uncommon variant of mycosis fungoides (MF) that primarily affects hair follicles and is often misdiagnosed due to its similarity with other scalp conditions. The median age at diagnosis is 60 years, while it is rare in childhood and adolescence. This ca...
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Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is an uncommon variant of mycosis fungoides (MF) that primarily affects hair follicles and is often misdiagnosed due to its similarity with other scalp conditions. The median age at diagnosis is 60 years, while it is rare in childhood and adolescence. This case presents a 10-year-old boy with alopecic, indurated plaques on the scalp, unresponsive to antifungal therapy. Dermoscopy revealed key features, including perifollicular hyperkeratosis, broken hairs, irregularly distributed white halos, and features resembling inflammatory alopecias. Histopathology confirmed the FMF diagnosis. This case highlights the helpfulness of dermoscopy in FMF differential diagnosis, even in a rare pediatric case. It underscores the need for further studies to define dermoscopic aspects of FMF, ensuring more timely and effective treatment.
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| spelling | doaj-art-482df0956c6445a294784ffa6624b1ca2025-08-20T02:19:37ZengPAGEPress PublicationsDermatology Reports2036-73922036-74062025-04-0110.4081/dr.2025.10297Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysisLuca Damiani0Gaetano Licata1Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi2Filomena Barbato3Stefano Caccavale4Giuseppe Argenziano5Caterina Mariarosaria Giorgio6Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, NaplesDermatology Unit, San Antonio Abate Hospital, TrapaniDermatology Unit, University of Campania, NaplesPediatric Dermatology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Hospital, NaplesDermatology Unit, University of Campania, NaplesDermatology Unit, University of Campania, NaplesDermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is an uncommon variant of mycosis fungoides (MF) that primarily affects hair follicles and is often misdiagnosed due to its similarity with other scalp conditions. The median age at diagnosis is 60 years, while it is rare in childhood and adolescence. This case presents a 10-year-old boy with alopecic, indurated plaques on the scalp, unresponsive to antifungal therapy. Dermoscopy revealed key features, including perifollicular hyperkeratosis, broken hairs, irregularly distributed white halos, and features resembling inflammatory alopecias. Histopathology confirmed the FMF diagnosis. This case highlights the helpfulness of dermoscopy in FMF differential diagnosis, even in a rare pediatric case. It underscores the need for further studies to define dermoscopic aspects of FMF, ensuring more timely and effective treatment. https://www.pagepress.org/journals/dr/article/view/10297Folliculotropic mycosis fungoidesdermoscopytrichoscopypediatric dermatology |
| spellingShingle | Luca Damiani Gaetano Licata Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi Filomena Barbato Stefano Caccavale Giuseppe Argenziano Caterina Mariarosaria Giorgio Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis Dermatology Reports Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides dermoscopy trichoscopy pediatric dermatology |
| title | Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis |
| title_full | Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis |
| title_fullStr | Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis |
| title_short | Dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp: a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis |
| title_sort | dermoscopy of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides of the scalp a pediatric case report with comparative trichoscopic analysis |
| topic | Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides dermoscopy trichoscopy pediatric dermatology |
| url | https://www.pagepress.org/journals/dr/article/view/10297 |
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