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Mycosis

MedGen UID:
6486
•Concept ID:
C0026946
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Fungal; Disease, Fungus; Diseases, Fungal; Diseases, Fungus; Fungal Disease; Fungal Diseases; Fungal Infection; Fungal Infections; Fungus Disease; Fungus Diseases; Fungus Infection; Fungus Infections; Infection, Fungal; Infection, Fungus; Infections, Fungal; Infections, Fungus; Mycoses
SNOMED CT: Mycotic disease (3218000); Mycoses (3218000); Mycosis (3218000); Fungal infection (3218000); Disease caused by fungus (3218000); Fungal infectious disease (3218000); Fungus infection (3218000)

Definition

An infection caused by a fungus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMycosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: 2019 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management.
Hristov AC, Tejasvi T, Wilcox RA
Am J Hematol 2019 Sep;94(9):1027-1041. Epub 2019 Jul 31 doi: 10.1002/ajh.25577. PMID: 31313347
Acquired disorders with hypopigmentation: A clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment.
Saleem MD, Oussedik E, Picardo M, Schoch JJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 May;80(5):1233-1250.e10. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.070. PMID: 30236514
Mycosis fungoides-clinical and histopathologic features, differential diagnosis, and treatment.
Cerroni L
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2018 Mar;37(1):2-10. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2018.002. PMID: 29719014

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Skin Cancer in Skin of Color.
Munjal A, Ferguson N
Dermatol Clin 2023 Jul;41(3):481-489. Epub 2023 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2023.02.013. PMID: 37236716
Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome - Review and outlook.
Latzka J, Trautinger F
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2023 Apr;21(4):386-391. Epub 2023 Mar 27 doi: 10.1111/ddg.15051. PMID: 36971307
Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: 2019 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management.
Hristov AC, Tejasvi T, Wilcox RA
Am J Hematol 2019 Sep;94(9):1027-1041. Epub 2019 Jul 31 doi: 10.1002/ajh.25577. PMID: 31313347
Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma.
Mitteldorf C, Kempf W
Surg Pathol Clin 2017 Jun;10(2):455-476. Epub 2017 Mar 22 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2017.01.002. PMID: 28477891
Revisions to the staging and classification of mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome: a proposal of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas (ISCL) and the cutaneous lymphoma task force of the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).
Olsen E, Vonderheid E, Pimpinelli N, Willemze R, Kim Y, Knobler R, Zackheim H, Duvic M, Estrach T, Lamberg S, Wood G, Dummer R, Ranki A, Burg G, Heald P, Pittelkow M, Bernengo MG, Sterry W, Laroche L, Trautinger F, Whittaker S; ISCL/EORTC
Blood 2007 Sep 15;110(6):1713-22. Epub 2007 May 31 doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-03-055749. PMID: 17540844

Diagnosis

How to Sequence Therapies in Mycosis Fungoides.
Brumfiel CM, Patel MH, Puri P, Besch-Stokes J, Lester S, Rule WG, Khera N, Sluzevich JC, DiCaudo DJ, Comfere N, Bennani NN, Rosenthal AC, Pittelkow MR, Mangold AR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021 Sep 27;22(11):101. doi: 10.1007/s11864-021-00899-0. PMID: 34570278
Mycosis fungoides: A great imitator.
Hodak E, Amitay-Laish I
Clin Dermatol 2019 May-Jun;37(3):255-267. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.01.004. PMID: 31178107
Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
Mitteldorf C, Stadler R, Sander CA, Kempf W
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 May;16(5):543-557. Epub 2018 May 4 doi: 10.1111/ddg.13514. PMID: 29726638
Mycosis fungoides-clinical and histopathologic features, differential diagnosis, and treatment.
Cerroni L
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2018 Mar;37(1):2-10. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2018.002. PMID: 29719014
Clinicopathologic Variants of Mycosis Fungoides.
Muñoz-González H, Molina-Ruiz AM, Requena L
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Apr;108(3):192-208. Epub 2016 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.08.009. PMID: 27871620

Therapy

Primary cutaneous lymphoma: recommendations for clinical trial design and staging update from the ISCL, USCLC, and EORTC.
Olsen EA, Whittaker S, Willemze R, Pinter-Brown L, Foss F, Geskin L, Schwartz L, Horwitz S, Guitart J, Zic J, Kim YH, Wood GS, Duvic M, Ai W, Girardi M, Gru A, Guenova E, Hodak E, Hoppe R, Kempf W, Kim E, Lechowicz MJ, Ortiz-Romero P, Papadavid E, Quaglino P, Pittelkow M, Prince HM, Sanches JA, Sugaya M, Vermeer M, Zain J, Knobler R, Stadler R, Bagot M, Scarisbrick J
Blood 2022 Aug 4;140(5):419-437. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021012057. PMID: 34758074Free PMC Article
How we treat advanced stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma - mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome.
Sethi TK, Montanari F, Foss F, Reddy N
Br J Haematol 2021 Nov;195(3):352-364. Epub 2021 May 14 doi: 10.1111/bjh.17458. PMID: 33987825
Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: Updates and Review of Current Therapy.
Kamijo H, Miyagaki T
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021 Jan 7;22(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-00809-w. PMID: 33415447
Mogamulizumab versus vorinostat in previously treated cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (MAVORIC): an international, open-label, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.
Kim YH, Bagot M, Pinter-Brown L, Rook AH, Porcu P, Horwitz SM, Whittaker S, Tokura Y, Vermeer M, Zinzani PL, Sokol L, Morris S, Kim EJ, Ortiz-Romero PL, Eradat H, Scarisbrick J, Tsianakas A, Elmets C, Dalle S, Fisher DC, Halwani A, Poligone B, Greer J, Fierro MT, Khot A, Moskowitz AJ, Musiek A, Shustov A, Pro B, Geskin LJ, Dwyer K, Moriya J, Leoni M, Humphrey JS, Hudgens S, Grebennik DO, Tobinai K, Duvic M; MAVORIC Investigators
Lancet Oncol 2018 Sep;19(9):1192-1204. Epub 2018 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30379-6. PMID: 30100375
Systemic Treatment Options for Advanced-Stage Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome.
Photiou L, van der Weyden C, McCormack C, Miles Prince H
Curr Oncol Rep 2018 Mar 23;20(4):32. doi: 10.1007/s11912-018-0678-x. PMID: 29572582

Prognosis

Incidence, diagnosis and outcomes of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA): a systematic review.
Chong WH, Neu KP
J Hosp Infect 2021 Jul;113:115-129. Epub 2021 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.04.012. PMID: 33891985Free PMC Article
Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: An Update.
Larocca C, Kupper T
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2019 Feb;33(1):103-120. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.09.001. PMID: 30497668Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of fungal infections in China.
Chen M, Xu Y, Hong N, Yang Y, Lei W, Du L, Zhao J, Lei X, Xiong L, Cai L, Xu H, Pan W, Liao W
Front Med 2018 Feb;12(1):58-75. Epub 2018 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s11684-017-0601-0. PMID: 29380297
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS.
Martinez R
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2015 Sep;57 Suppl 19(Suppl 19):11-20. doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652015000700004. PMID: 26465364Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of invasive candidiasis: a persistent public health problem.
Pfaller MA, Diekema DJ
Clin Microbiol Rev 2007 Jan;20(1):133-63. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00029-06. PMID: 17223626Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

YKL-40 immunoexpression as a prognosticator of mycosis fungoides.
Neinaa YME, Elsayed HTI, Alshenawy HA, Gamei MM
Int J Dermatol 2023 Sep;62(9):1147-1153. Epub 2023 Jun 30 doi: 10.1111/ijd.16758. PMID: 37391891
Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: Current challenges in assessment, management and prognostic markers.
Hughes CF, Newland K, McCormack C, Lade S, Prince HM
Australas J Dermatol 2016 Aug;57(3):182-91. Epub 2015 May 18 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12349. PMID: 25988337
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
Greenberger PA, Bush RK, Demain JG, Luong A, Slavin RG, Knutsen AP
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2014 Nov-Dec;2(6):703-8. Epub 2014 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.08.007. PMID: 25439360Free PMC Article
Paracoccidioidomycosis.
Ferreira MS
Paediatr Respir Rev 2009 Dec;10(4):161-5. Epub 2009 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.08.001. PMID: 19879504
Mycosis fungoides.
Zinzani PL, Ferreri AJ, Cerroni L
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Feb;65(2):172-82. Epub 2007 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.08.004. PMID: 17950613

Recent systematic reviews

Defining COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kariyawasam RM, Dingle TC, Kula BE, Vandermeer B, Sligl WI, Schwartz IS
Clin Microbiol Infect 2022 Jul;28(7):920-927. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.01.027. PMID: 35150878Free PMC Article
Mycosis Fungoides in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Jung JM, Lim DJ, Won CH, Chang SE, Lee MW, Lee WJ
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Apr 1;157(4):431-438. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0083. PMID: 33656521
Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles).
Lin HS, Lin PT, Tsai YS, Wang SH, Chi CC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Feb 26;2(2):CD013099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013099.pub2. PMID: 33634465Free PMC Article
Interventions for mycosis fungoides.
Valipour A, Jäger M, Wu P, Schmitt J, Bunch C, Weberschock T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jul 7;7(7):CD008946. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008946.pub3. PMID: 32632956Free PMC Article
Pruritus in the older patient: a clinical review.
Berger TG, Shive M, Harper GM
JAMA 2013 Dec 11;310(22):2443-50. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.282023. PMID: 24327039

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