Urticaria-Like Follicular Mucinosis Responding to Dapsone

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...

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 traction urticaria*

Inducible urticaria is a heterogeneous subgroup of chronic urticarias caused by a wide variety of environmental stimuli, such as exercise, cold, heat, pressure, sunlight, vibration, and water. A new term, follicular traction urticaria, was suggested as an unusual form of inducible urticarias. We report a patient who was diagnosed with follicular traction urticaria.

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...