PMC6477461_01
Clinical images of the patient. a Alopecia and generalized erythematosquamous patches on the trunk. b Tumorous lesions on the neck and face.
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F1
He presented with extensive patches and plaques on the trunk and extremities (Fig. 1a) and itchy, more infiltrated plaques in the head and neck area (Fig. 1b).
Histopathologic images. a HE stain 100x, folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: atypical lymphocytes infiltrating the epithelial layer of the hair follicle. b HE stain 100x, molluscum contagiosum: central umbilication and epidermal hyperplasia. The keratinocytes contain a large intracytoplasmic inclusion compressing the nucleus.
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F2
Histologic examination of a patch on the abdomen showed FMF (Fig. 2a), while skin biopsies of the infiltrated plaques in the head and neck area showed a histology compatible with molluscum contagiosum (Fig. 2b).
Clinical images. a Before therapy with IFNa. b During therapy. c After 2 months of therapy.
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F3
Within 1 month, all molluscum contagiosum lesions had disappeared completely (Fig. 3).