Vitiligo confused with skin lymphoma?? how to differentiation between hypopigmented MF and vitiligo

This is part 4 of a video series on cutaneous T cell lymphomas, aimed at Dermatology residents and USMLE candidates. We discuss how to differentiate between hypopigmented mycosis fungoides and vitiligo, which can have very similar appearances on examination as well as under the microscope on histology.

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