Case 52-1971

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Presentation of CaseA 57-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of optic neuritis.Four years previously cutaneous plaques had appeared, and a diagnosis of mycosis fungoides was made. Three years before admission a course of methotrexate was given by vein over an interval of three months, without appreciable benefit. Six months later total-body irradiation was administered, with improvement. Six months before entry optic neuritis developed in the left eye; prednisone was given, but no change occurred. Two months later a plaque appeared on the tongue and increased in size. Two weeks before entry the white-cell count was 18,100, . . .

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