Acral papular mucinosis: a new case of this rare entity

Acral papular mucinosis: a new case of this rare entity*

Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a rare subtype of localized lichen myxedematosus. It consists of small papules localized exclusively on the back of the hands, wrists and extensor aspects of distal forearms with no other clinical or laboratory manifestations. The lesions tend to persist and may increase slowly in number. Histologically, hematoxylin-eosin and Alcian blue staining dem...

Acral persistent papular mucinosis and lichen myxedematosus.

Acral Persistent Papular Mucinosis with Partial Response to Tacrolimus Ointment

Received June 11, 2015, Revised July 21, 2015, Accepted for publication August 10, 2015 Corresponding author: Dong-Youn Lee, Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-3543, Fax: 82-2-3410-3869, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the C...

Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: A New Case of This Rare Entity

CLINICAL IMAGES A 42-year-old female with past medical history of renal transplant in 2011 under immunosuppressant treatment due to a congenital nephropathy, and viral hepatitis C positivity without evidence of active disease, consulted for a 1-month history of eritemato-edematous painful plaques with erosions at the posterointernal area of the left thigh (Figure 1A). She denied any recent trip...

Acral papular eruption.

On examination, there were multiple skin colored to erythematous and edematous papules of about 1 to 5 mm size [Figure 1]. Many of the lesions, located over the extensor aspects of hands [Figure 2], forearms, elbows and upper arms were topped with tiny crusts and scales whereas others showed a central dusky hue. Examination of the conjunctiva revealed mild icterus. Bilateral axillary, epitrochl...