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Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a rare, potentially life threatening skin disease, which in early stages clinically and histologically strongly resembles Eczema, a very common and benign skin condition. In order to increase the survival rate, one…

The diagnosis of superficial fungal infections in dermatology is still mostly based on manual direct microscopic examination with Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) solution. However, this method can be time consuming and its diagnostic accuracy…