Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is an uncommon disease with various clinical presentations. The hypopigmented type is more common in individuals with a dark skin complexion. Moreover, childhood CTCL is more common in Mediterranean populations in comparison to the West. OBJECTIVE:To describe CTCL in the Saudi population. DESIGN:A retrospective collection of data on all cases of CTCL from 2010-2016. SETTING:Dermatology clinic at a tertiary center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We collected data on all cases of CTCL diagnosed clinically and confirmed pathologically. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):The number of cases of CTCL, gender, age at diagnosis and clinical subtypes. RESULTS:The most common presentation among 125 patients was the classic type (patches and plaques) followed by the hypopigmented and poikilodermatous variants. Males were 58% of the population (n=72). The median age at diagnosis was 41 years and the range was 5 to 86 years. Thirteen percent were younger than 20 years of age. CONCLUSION:Hypopigmented and poikilodermatous types of CTCL are more common in our population than in the West. LIMITATION:Retrospective, single-center data may not be generalizable since difficult cases are more likely to be referred to a tertiary center.
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Ann Saudi Medjournal_title
Annals of Saudi medicineauthors
Binamer Ydoi
10.5144/0256-4947.2017.212subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-05-01 00:00:00pages
212-215issue
3eissn
0256-4947issn
0975-4466journal_volume
37pub_type
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2012.14.7.1200
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
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更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
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更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2000.214
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1991.264
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1992.391
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.55162
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2020.316
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1997.515
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1991.311
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1993.246
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1997.402
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2004.365
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1993.41
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1991.539
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1994.329
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2017.1
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2013.194
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1992.178
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1991.144
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1996.650
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1998.221
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.55314
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00