TY - JOUR
T1 - Prolonged Remission of Tumor-Stage Mycosis Fungoides by Topical Immunotherapy
AU - Vonderheid, Eric C.
AU - Dellatorre, Daniel L.
AU - Van Scott, Eugene J.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - A patient with slowly progressive tumor-stage mycosis fungoides (MF), without apparent extracutaneous involvement, received topical immunotherapy with mechlorethamine hydrochloride as the immunogen. A complete remission was achieved after two months of treatment, and the patient has remained free of detectable disease without further treatment for more than seven years. This case is also unusual in that, before treatment, a temporary exacerbation of MF had occurred during three pregnancies. These observations suggest that the natural resistance against the progression of MF in this patient was enhanced by immunotherapy. (Arch Dermatol 1981;117:586-589).
AB - A patient with slowly progressive tumor-stage mycosis fungoides (MF), without apparent extracutaneous involvement, received topical immunotherapy with mechlorethamine hydrochloride as the immunogen. A complete remission was achieved after two months of treatment, and the patient has remained free of detectable disease without further treatment for more than seven years. This case is also unusual in that, before treatment, a temporary exacerbation of MF had occurred during three pregnancies. These observations suggest that the natural resistance against the progression of MF in this patient was enhanced by immunotherapy. (Arch Dermatol 1981;117:586-589).
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.1981.01650090068031
DO - 10.1001/archderm.1981.01650090068031
M3 - Article
C2 - 6457569
AN - SCOPUS:0019517789
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 117
SP - 586
EP - 589
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
IS - 9
ER -