Suggested Guidelines for the Treatment of Mycosis Fungoides in Countries with Limited Resources

Figure 7

Maintenance regimen with phototherapy. Treatment of MF patients with phototherapy includes 3 phases: induction, consolidation, and maintenance. The dose of UV is escalated during the induction phase with fixation of the frequency of sessions, while both the dose and the frequency are fixed during the consolidation phase. During the maintenance phase, there is a gradual decrease of the frequency of the sessions with fixation of the dose [38]. Complete response is determined clinically, and has to be  ≥ 4 weeks; biopsy is only required when assessing postinflammatory hyperpigmentation or erythema versus the presence of residual lesion [112].