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.