History Mycosis fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert. The name mycosis fungoides is very misleading—it loosely means "mushroom-like fungal disease". The disease, however, is not a fungal infection but rather a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was so named because Alibert described the skin tumors of a severe case as having a mushroom-like appearance. Culture and society Notable cases In 1995 actor Mr. T was diagnosed with a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, or mycosis fungoides. Once in remission, he joked about the coincidence: "Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it — personalized cancer!" Popular British television actor Paul Eddington died of mycosis fungoides after living with the condition for four decades. See also Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Pagetoid reticulosis Premycotic phase Sézary's disease Secondary cutaneous CD30+ large cell lymphoma Angiocentric lymphoma List of cutaneous conditions References Further reading External links Lymphoid-related cutaneous conditions Lymphoma Syndromes