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Perichondritis as a Presentation of Mycosis Fungoides Infiltrating the Pinna

Volume 19 · Issue 3 Publish Date: July 15, 2023
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Lara Delcour
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU UCL NAMUR Godinne Site, Yvoir, Belgium
Valentine Léonard
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU UCL NAMUR Godinne Site, Yvoir, Belgium
Emilie Georgiev
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU UCL NAMUR Godinne Site, Yvoir, Belgium
Jean-Philippe Van Damme
ENT Department, CHU UCL Namur, Godinne, Belgium
Delcour, L., Léonard, V., Georgiev, E., & Van Damme, J.-P. (2023). Perichondritis as a Presentation of Mycosis Fungoides Infiltrating the Pinna. B-ENT, 19(3), 192–194. https://doi.org/10.5152/B-ENT.2023.221128
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Abstract

We describe a case of a 78-year-old patient who presented perichondritis of the pinna in a mycosis fungoides context. The clinical course is marked by progressive necrosis of the pinna, which required surgical management. Final anatomopathological analysis of the surgical sample confirmed mycosis fungoides which transformed into a large T-cell lymphoma. Mycosis fungoides is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The location of mycosis fungoides in the pinna is an extremely rare expression of this pathology. This case presents 3 interests regarding this disease: reminding its rare existence and potential aggressivity in the pinna, reminding its ability to initially mimic a perichondritis, and illustrating it with a perfect iconography. Cite this article as: Delcour L, Léonard V, Georgiev E, Damme JV. Perichondritis as a presentation of mycosis fungoides infiltrating the pinna. B-ENT. 2023;19(3):192-194.

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Journal B-ENT
Volume / Issue Volume 19 · Issue 3
Pages 192-194
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Published Online July 15, 2023
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Lara Delcour
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU UCL NAMUR Godinne Site, Yvoir, Belgium
Valentine Léonard
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU UCL NAMUR Godinne Site, Yvoir, Belgium
Emilie Georgiev
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU UCL NAMUR Godinne Site, Yvoir, Belgium
Jean-Philippe Van Damme
ENT Department, CHU UCL Namur, Godinne, Belgium
Cite this Article
Delcour, L., Léonard, V., Georgiev, E., & Van Damme, J.-P. (2023). Perichondritis as a Presentation of Mycosis Fungoides Infiltrating the Pinna. B-ENT, 19(3), 192–194. https://doi.org/10.5152/B-ENT.2023.221128
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