premycotic, a. Med.
Brit. /ˌpriːmʌɪˈkɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌprimaɪˈkɑdɪk/
[‹ pre- prefix + mycotic adj. Compare earlier pre-mycosic adj. at pre- prefix Affix 2a(a)(vi).]
Designating or belonging to the early stage of mycosis fungoides, characterized by a non-specific eczema-like skin eruption; (also) preceding the development of mycosis fungoides.
| 1904 Jrnl. Pathol. & Bacteriol. 9 175 Mycosis fungoides usually commences as a diffuse infiltration of the skin (premycotic stage). 1928 R. L. Sutton Dis. Skin (ed. 7) 862 Oliver has reported three cases of the so-called tumor d'emblée type, in none of which there was any sign of a premycotic stage. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxii. 565 These ‘pre-mycotic’ lesions are followed by skin tumours of varying size and disposition, but usually multiple. 1968 H. O. Mackey Handbk. Dis. Skin (ed. 9) xvi. 152 Psoriasis must be differentiated from seborrhœic dermatitis.., parapsoriasis, parapsoriasis varioliformis, and the pre-mycotic stage of mycosis fungoides. 1979 Amer. Jrnl. Dermatopathol. 1 5 The histologic features of the premycotic lesions were constantly said to be those of ‘chronic non-specific dermatitis’. 1995 Dermatology 190 124 Our purpose was to determine whether parakeratosis variegata (long-standing premycotic condition) can develop into cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. |