Clinical Features and Efficacy of Antimalarial Treatment for Reticular Erythematous Mucinosis
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Clinical features and efficacy of antimalarial treatment for reticular erythematous mucinosis: a case series of 11 patients.
BACKGROUND Reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM syndrome) is a rare cutaneous disease that predominantly affects the chest and upper back area of middle-aged women. Although antimalarial treatment is generally considered the most effective approach, only a few case reports exist on its use in REM syndrome. OBSERVATIONS A total of 11 patients with REM syndrome (10 women and 1 man), mean age, ...
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R ETICULAR ERYTHEMATOUS MUCINOSIS (REM) is a rare chronic dermatosis that is typically characterized by reticular macular erythema or erythematous papules and plaques on the central area of the chest and back of middle-aged women. The pathogenesis and etiology of REM remain undefined at present. Several factors have been associated with the induction of the syndrome, including viral processes, ...
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Received April 3, 2012, Revised April 8, 2012, Accepted for publication April 9, 2012 Corresponding author: Di-Qing Luo, M.M.S., Department of Dermatology, Huangpu Hospital of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 183 Huangpu Rd. E., Guangzhou 510700, China. Tel: 86-20-8237-9516, Fax: 86-20-8239-8840, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed und...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.12