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==Overview==
==Overview==
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist [[Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert]].  
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist [[Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert]]. '''Sézary's disease''' was first described by Albert Sézary. <ref>{{WhoNamedIt|synd|3594}}</ref>.  
==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist [[Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert]].  The name ''mycosis fungoides'' is somewhat confusing because it sounds, to the uninitiated, like a type of fungal infection.  In reality, mycosis fungoides is unrelated to [[fungus]] and the ''fungoides'' portion derives from a patient with a severe case whom Alibert described as having mushroom-like skin tumors.
* Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist [[Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert]].  Mycosis fungoides is unrelated to [[fungus]] and the ''fungoides'' portion derives from a patient with a severe case whom Alibert described as having mushroom-like skin tumors.
* '''Sézary's disease''' was first described by Albert Sézary. <ref>{{WhoNamedIt|synd|3594}}</ref>.
 
==References==
==References==
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Overview

Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert. Sézary's disease was first described by Albert Sézary. [1].

Historical Perspective

  • Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert. Mycosis fungoides is unrelated to fungus and the fungoides portion derives from a patient with a severe case whom Alibert described as having mushroom-like skin tumors.
  • Sézary's disease was first described by Albert Sézary. [2].

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