Follicular mucinosis - Case report

Follicular mucinosis - Case report*

Follicular mucinosis, also known as alopecia mucinosa, is a cutaneous mucinosis histologically characterized by accumulation of dermal type mucin in the pilosebaceous follicle and sebaceous glands. It presents in two forms, a primary or idiopathic form and a secondary form associated with various benign or malignant processes. Among the malignant processes, the main association is with mycosis ...

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides with follicular mucinosis--case report.

Reports on clinical and histologic follicular alterations in patients previously diagnosed with mycosis fungoides (MF) or at the time of MF diagnosis are rare. The clinical and histologic criteria to distinguish MF associated with follicular mucinosis from follicular MF are a matter of debate. A patient is described with advanced clinical and histologic alterations predominated by follicular le...

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma accompanying follicular mucinosis: a case report with review of the literature.

Follicular mucinosis is recognized as one of the histopathological reaction patterns characterized by the accumulation of mucin within follicular epithelium. It is induced by various causes including inflammatory diseases, and more than half of the cases are associated with malignant lymphoma, mainly mycosis fungoides. Herein, we describe the third documented case of adult T-cell leukemia/lymph...

[Follicular mucinosis in childhood: a case report and review of the literature].

Follicular mucinosis is defined as the accumulation of mucin in the follicular epithelium and sebaceous glands.1 It can present in isolation with an unknown etiology2 or in association with several conditions, including various types of hematologic malignancy. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl with no medical history of interest who was referred for a lesion on the dorsum of the nose tha...

Follicular mucinosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.