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==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
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Mycosis fungoides commonly affects 45 and 55 years. [[Sézary syndrome]] commonly affects 60 years. | |||
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In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females.<ref name= radio>Mycosis fungoides. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycosis-fungoides Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref> | In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females.<ref name= radio>Mycosis fungoides. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycosis-fungoides Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females. In the United States, cutaneous T cell lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African American race.[1]
Epidemiology and demographics
Age
Mycosis fungoides commonly affects 45 and 55 years. Sézary syndrome commonly affects 60 years.
Gender
In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females.[1]
Race
In the United States, cutaneous T cell lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African American race.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mycosis fungoides. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycosis-fungoides Accessed on January 21, 2016