Papular Mucinosis (Scleromyxoedema of Arndt-Gottron) Associated with Paraprotein IgG Kappa Type

Arndt-Gottron scleromyxoedema: successful therapy with intravenous immunoglobulins.

SIR, Arndt–Gottron scleromyxoedema is a rare fibromucinous disorder regarded as a variant of the lichen myxoedematosus. The diagnostic criteria are a generalized papular and sclerodermoid eruption, a microscopic triad of mucin deposition, fibroblast proliferation and fibrosis, a monoclonal gammopathy (mostly IgG-k paraproteinaemia) and the absence of a thyroid disorder. This disease initially p...

[Papular mucinosis associated with hypothyroidism].

Papular mucinosis or lichen myxedematosus is an idiopathic disorder characterized by papules, nodules or plaques caused by mucin deposition in the dermis, in the absence of thyroid disease. The present report describes an atypical case with exuberant lesions in the form of plaques, associated with subclinical hypothyroidism. In cutaneous mucinosis, there is an abnormal quantity of mucin in the ...

Papular Mucinosis Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Papulonodular mucinosis (PNM) is a rare variant of lupus erythematosus (LE) eruptions, and PNM is characterized histologically by diffuse dermal mucin without any typical epidermal inflammatory changes. We herein describe a case of papular mucinosis that was characterized by several erythematous papules on the lower back of a 32-year-old man with systemic LE. It is interesting that he didn't di...

HIV-Associated Generalized Papular Mucinosis and Neurosyphilis

Bela Tamasi1, Noemi Mihalik1, Judit Dohan2, Tibor Kovacs3, Judit Harsing1, Bernadett Hidvegi1, Marta Marschalko1, Sarolta Karpati1, Peter Hollo1 1Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, Department of Dermatology, Dermatooncology and Venereology. 2Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, Department of Ophthalmology. 3Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, Department of Neurology. Correspon...

Acral persistent papular mucinosis and lichen myxedematosus.