Zosteriform papular mucinosis: A rare entity

Acral papular mucinosis: a new case of this rare entity*

Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a rare subtype of localized lichen myxedematosus. It consists of small papules localized exclusively on the back of the hands, wrists and extensor aspects of distal forearms with no other clinical or laboratory manifestations. The lesions tend to persist and may increase slowly in number. Histologically, hematoxylin-eosin and Alcian blue staining dem...

[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 ...

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.

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...