Follicular mucinosis

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 ...

Follicular mucinosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Follicular mucinosis in a teenage girl.

Follicular mucinosis is characterized by mucin deposits within the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. It can occur as a primary idiopathic benign disorder; it can be found as an incidental phenomenom in rare cases of different dermatoses; or it can arise as a secondary symptom of a malignant disorder, most commonly mycosis fungoides. Youth and localization in a single area used to be regarded...

Follicular mucinosis associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Sir, Follicular mucinosis (FM) is a non-speci¢c histological reaction pattern characterized by mucinous degeneration of the outer sheath of follicles and sebaceous glands, accompanied by a variable in£ammatory cell in¢ltrate (1). The clinical expression is extremely variable. It may occur as a primary disorder or associated with benign or malignant diseases (2 ^ 4). We describe a patient who de...

Urticaria-like follicular mucinosis responding to dapsone.

Sir, Mucin is a jelly-like amorphous mixture of glycosaminoglycans, mainly hyaluronic acid and dermatin sulphate bound to small amounts of chondroitin sulphate and heparin sulphate. Mucinous infiltration of the skin occurs in disorders in which mucin accumulates either diffusely or focally. The disorders either affect the skin only or are related to systemic disease. Follicular mucinosis can be...