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Mycosis fungoides (MF) patients have an increased risk of cutaneous infections by multiple mechanisms including extracutaneous lymphoma involvement and consequent immunosuppression, iatrogenic immunosuppression, and disruption of the skin barrier due to bullous subtypes of disease, scratching, or iatrogenic ulcers. Additionally, patients with greater body surface area affected by MF and those with long-standing MF have a higher likelihood of infection In this case report, the author present disseminated infection of the skin in MF patient by poxvirus.
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Huseinzad, L., Ho, J., Geskin, L.J., Akilov, O.E. (2021). Case 3. Eczema Molluscatum in a Patient with Erythrodermic Mycosis Fungoides. In: Akilov, O.E. (eds) Cutaneous Lymphomas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59129-8_3
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