Association of mycosis fungoides and Hodgkin's disease

A 69-year-old man developed a Hodgkin's disease 2 years after he started a mycosis fungoides. He presented cutaneous plaques of mycosis fungoides. The first signs of Hodgkin's disease was acquired ichthyosis and loss of weight. Echotomography of the abdomen showed retroperitoneal nodes. A laparotomy was performed and the histopathologic examination of the lymph nodes revealed a Hodgkin's disease type 2 (sclero-nodular). The liver and the bone marrow were involved. A chemotherapy was completed but the patient died 10 months later. The review of the literature showed 24 patients with Hodgkin's disease and mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome. Relation between mycosis fungoides, Hodgkin's disease and lymphomatoid papulosis are discussed.