epidemiology
Last reviewed 08/2021
- average age-adjusted incidence of 0.3 cases per 100,000 population per
year (1)
- twice as common in males
- most usually occurs in middle-aged adults; however can rarely occur in
children
- it is more common in Africo-Caribbeans than in caucasian individuals (1)
Reference:
- 1) Weinstock MA, Horm JW (1988). Mycosis fungoides in the United States. JAMA, 60, 42-46.